to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
to play a leading role; to play a central part
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
area of holiday homes; area of villas
selling (real-estate) lots
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to entertain; to make welcome
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pierce through; to break through
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
university (college) professor
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
each nation; many nations; many countries
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)