deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
information board; building directory
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Toyama (city, prefecture)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
at that time; in those days
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fishing industry; fishery
to collect; to assemble; to gather
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
environment; circumstance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)