machine parts; machinery; equipment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
time; hour; period; class
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
difference; variation; difference
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
don't you think?; indicates question
general idea; concept; notion
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
now that; since; as long as; provided that
near light speed; sublight speed
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
youthful; young; young-looking
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
named after; associated with; connected with