year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
time; season; period; phase; stage
business trip; official trip
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
depravity; corruption; degradation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
self-interest; selfish desire
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity