not long has passed since ...
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
financial products; financial instruments
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to become better; to improve
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to need; to demand; to take; to require
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
declaration; statement; proclamation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to rise; to erect; to get up
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking