point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to govern; to manage; to subdue
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
popular name; common name; given name
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
small; fine; detailed; stingy
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
power; authority; jurisdiction
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year