prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
first-rate; finest quality; the best
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
open; public; official; overt
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming