present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
government; administration
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
state secrets; secrets of the state
cooperation; collaboration
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
two persons; two people; pair; couple
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
proposal; proposition; suggestion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
single word; a few words; brief comment
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
same generation; one's generation
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce