several years; a few years
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
participation; joining; entry
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
Khitan people; Khitai; Kitan; Kidan
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
side effect; adverse reaction
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
consumption; expenditure; spending
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate; schizophrenia
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
recuperation; medical treatment
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
all present; all concerned; all of us
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)