whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
supply; provision; raising; procurement
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
ten; 10; ten years of age
division; section; classification; sorting; division
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
high efficiency; high performance
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)