happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
restoration; return to health
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
training (esp. in-service); induction course
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
holding two or more positions concurrently
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to go with the flow; to go with the times
incessant working; working non-stop
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
leisure time; idle moment
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
totally willing; fully motivated
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
secrecy; highly classified information
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sudden price jump; steep price rise
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
stable supply; reliable supply
election; selection; choice
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry