valid; effective; yuko (judo)
world; society; people; the public
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
business world; business circles; (the) industry
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this is why; this means; it is the case that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
magic sword; cursed sword
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
contract; compact; agreement
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
Leith; Leys; Raysse; Reiss
to collect; to assemble; to gather
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...