to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
matter of time; question of time
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
(medical) doctor; physician
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
originally; by nature; from the start
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
door; gate; opening; title page
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate