antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to appear in the newspaper
central government office; head office; this office
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
fate; chance; relationship; tie
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
in order; in turn; one by one
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
home area; home town; local
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
(right-wing) propaganda truck
to grumble; to make difficulties
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
farm work; field labour; field labor
working for a company; being employed by a company
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
indescribable; having no way to express
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible