far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
great success; huge success
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
overhasty; rash; premature
stepwise; one step at a time
100,000; hundred thousand
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
main text; original text; this book; this volume
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
debut work; one's first work
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
homecoming; returning home
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
the other day; a few days ago
authenticity; credibility
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh