the last moment; the very end
opening and shutting; opening and closing
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
the opposite direction; the other way
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
receptionist; reception woman
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
material; materials; data; information; documents
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
accumulation; accumulate; store
the present term; the present session
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
result of one's blood, sweat, and tears; fruits of one's labour