slightest connection;  slender connection;  sliver (e.g. of hope);  one thread
 to add (one thing to another);  to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
 to blink (one's eyes);  to wink;  to bat
 sales;  selling;  marketing
 unification;  bringing together;  generalization;  control;  supervision
 large company;  large enterprise;  large corporation
 section manager;  section chief
 class (e.g. school);  grade;  rank;  kyū;  kyu;  junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
 one's duty;  responsibilities pertaining to one's work
 wrong;  not good;  hopeless;  past hope;  must not do
 very;  greatly;  immense;  enormous;  serious;  grave
 plaster;  gypsum;  calcium sulphate (sulfate)
 strange;  odd;  peculiar;  queer;  curious
 to be dark;  to be dull;  to be unassuming;  to be inconspicuous;  to not stand out
 one o'clock;  once;  at one time;  for a time;  for a while;  a time
 suited figure;  person in a suit
 to hang;  to suspend;  to dangle;  to swing;  to carry
 nucleus;  backbone;  medium-level;  mid-level;  main body (of troops);  crack troops
 business;  thing to be done;  something that should be performed;  information that should be conveyed
 wireless local area network;  wireless LAN;  WLAN
 (within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
 position;  location;  base;  point;  site
 field survey;  field work (research);  on-the-spot investigation
 schedule;  program;  programme;  agenda
 on the desk;  theoretical;  academic;  armchair (e.g. plan)
 to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.);  to meet (e.g. demands);  to fulfill;  to fill (e.g. a cup);  to pack;  to supply
 astringent;  bitter;  austere;  elegant (and unobtrusive);  sour (look);  glum
 keep ...-ing;  have been ...-ing;  leaving (something) on;  leaving (something) still in use
 to tell;  to inform;  to announce;  to indicate;  to signal;  to mark
 having a headache;  racking one's brains;  troubling over something
 trend;  course of action;  directionality;  directivity;  directional;  vectorial
 to advance;  to move forward;  to carry forward (plans, work, etc.);  to proceed with;  to raise;  to elevate
 details;  particulars;  detailed;  specific;  close-up view (of a digitally displayed map);  zoomed-in view
 concept;  general idea;  notion;  intention;  aim;  design