duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
information gap; digital divide
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
deep inside; innermost place
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year