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