chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
error; mistake; slip; bug
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
legendary; fabled; fabulous
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to have an eye on; to zero in on
long time; long interval; for quite some time
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
election; selection; choice
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
episode; anecdote; vignette
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants