selection; choice; option
error; mistake; slip; bug
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
national paper; paper with a national circulation
all companies; each company
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the opposite direction; the other way
strange; rare; novel; curious