one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
millions; several million; a few million
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
association; union; guild
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
group; bunch; crowd; group
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to be absorbed in reading
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned