tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
development; exploitation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
study; research; investigation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preference; priority; precedence
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
all present; all concerned; all of us
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
troops; group members; team members