future (usually near); prospects
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cripple; disabled person; invalid
memory; ability to remember
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
tendency; trend; inclination
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
almost; roughly; approximately
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out