sale; sales; selling; marketing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
ruining a country; ruined country
secret information; intelligence
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
national; founded and run by the central government
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)