to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
independence from parents
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump