betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
inattention; absent-mindedness
to put into the mouth; to eat
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
medical science; medicine
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
normalcy; normality; normal
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
apparent; obvious; very clear
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
urban area; urban district
convenience; user-friendliness
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
kindness; intimacy; friendship
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
information leak; data breach
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year