gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
man of the future; Homo futurus
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to keep away; to keep at a distance
a few seconds; several seconds
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
event; phenomenon; matter
this and that; one thing or another
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
interference; intervention; meddling
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
if one is unlucky; if one is careless