swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
clause; article; stipulations
within; inside of; less than
complete revocation; total retraction
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
transfer; assignment; conveyance
stopping functioning; being out of service
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
short pause; short interval
assistant ...; probationary ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney