foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
being concerned about or mindful of
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
answer a roll call for another
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
six (long cylindrical things)
two (long cylindrical things)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to need; to call for; to require
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
annual (plant); first-year student
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
schedule; program; programme; agenda