to rise up; to initiate (political) action
new arrivals; new acquisitions
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a few years ago; some years back
annual (plant); first-year student
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
fundraising; financing; cash flow
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
property; fortune; means; assets
management; administration; operation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
share (in a company); stock
conviction; belief; confidence
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature