continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
freely; frankly; without reserve
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
cavity; hollow; cave; 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
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
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; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
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 used with Sino-Japanese words
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
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; angrily; furiously; indignantly
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property