chief; main; principal; important
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to be born; to come into the world
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to shake one's head (in denial)
something; some kind of; for some reason
(large) house; residence; mansion
to rank with; to rank among
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
down to earth; reasonable
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
average; ordinary; normal
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
perennial youth; eternal youth
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
murder; killing; murderer
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
appointment; rendezvous; date
grade; class; degree; magnitude
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners