post; official position; managerial position; executive position
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
production; output; turning out
for the present; for the time being
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to refuse; to decline; to deny
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
wrong; different; not like that
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
fixed date; settlement date
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
successor; replacement; second wife
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet