posterity; future life; life to come
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
two (long cylindrical things)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
meaning; significance; sense
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to raise one's voice; to shout
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
these guys; these fellows
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
company; corporation; workplace
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging