ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
genuine article; real thing; real deal
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
life; living; I; me; student
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
close; intimate; on good terms
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
electronization; digitization; computerization
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
Japanese person; Japanese people
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking