exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
disinheritance; disowning
mobilization; mobilisation
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
attendance; presence; appearance
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to stop walking; to pause
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fixed interval; fixed period
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
while alive; during one's lifetime
favorite; favourite; habitually used
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
handful; small amount; small number
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion