to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(the) executive; administration; leadership
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
planning; project; plan; design
final; eventual; ultimate
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
materials; data; document
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember