change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
long time; long interval; for quite some time
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
around the world; throughout the world
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
opening (of uncultivated land)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the people; the public; the world
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
when it becomes; when it comes to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
something like ...; something called ...
everywhere; all over; throughout
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
reason; cause; circumstances
instead; but (on the other hand)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with