coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to some extent; to a certain extent
of course; certainly; naturally
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in the same way as; just like
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
next term; next period; next version; next release
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(social) position; status
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)