next;  following;  subsequent;  stage;  station
 barrier;  obstacle;  difficulty;  hurdle;  deadlock
 sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices);  promotion;  organizing;  organising;  hosting;  staging
 what would (you) do?;  what to do about it
 main guest;  guest of honor;  guest of honour
 counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
 tenth day of the month;  ten days
 hall;  saloon;  spacious room;  reception room
 report card;  result sheet
 provisional;  temporary;  tentative
 order;  rank;  position (e.g. in a race);  precedence
 latest;  newest;  late-breaking (news)
 result;  consequence;  coming to fruition;  bearing fruit;  as a result;  consequently
 notice;  bulletin;  post;  posting;  placard
 index;  indices;  indicator
 rank;  place (e.g. first place);  decimal place;  counter for ghosts
 to leave behind;  to put off;  to postpone
 favourable;  favorable;  doing well;  OK;  all right
 and;  moreover;  besides;  as well as;  and on top of that;  at the same time
 safe (e.g. choice);  secure;  innocuous;  acceptable;  passable;  satisfactory
 each (person);  everyone;  individual;  respective
 parallel lines;  remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions);  not reaching an agreement
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 postwar period;  period after Second World War
 but (still);  and yet;  nevertheless;  even so;  notwithstanding
 related to;  in relation to;  as far as ... is concerned
 next (to);  adjoining;  adjacent;  house next door;  neighbouring house;  next-door neighbour
 willingness (e.g. to do something);  eagerness;  motivation;  inspiration;  determination;  high aspirations
 to run (of liquid);  to spread;  to blur;  to blot;  to ooze;  to well up (of tears, etc.)
 reaction;  recoil;  kick;  backlash
 one's normal condition;  one's usual state;  keynote (esp. shamisen);  proper key
 to cause someone to worry
 grace (of God);  benevolence (of Buddha);  assistance;  help;  effects;  influence
 thanks to ...;  owing to ...;  because of ...
 to point upward;  to look upward;  to improve
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...