brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
contradiction; inconsistency
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
mirror surface; lens surface
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
how long; how far; how much
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
passing through without stopping; passing by
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
other than; excluding; without
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
long (time); protracted; prolonged
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out