contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
several years; a few years
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
ahead; before; the future
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
detailed; minute; articulate
annotation; explanatory note; comment
translation into Japanese
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
unclear point; unclear points
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
trackless; reckless; dissipated
under repair; out of service
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
experimental; provisional
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging