flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
whichever one chooses; either way
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
kitchen; financial situation; finances
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
nine times; twisting around many times
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to get tired out; to be exhausted
flight; desertion; escape
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
being half awake and half asleep; (lit.) butterfly's dream
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh