acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
extended leave; long vacation
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
direct control; direct supervision
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be transparent; to show through
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
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
independent business; self-employment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short