protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
whispering into a person's ear
under development; in development
another thing; exception; special case
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
diversion; putting something to another use
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
closely-guarded secret; top secret
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
exceptional item; extraordinary product
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
founder; originator; pioneer
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel