ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
how many years; how long; what year
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to throw into; to dump in together
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence