end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
being very busy; busyness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
mostly involve; principally involve
technical skill; ability; capacity
practicality; utility; usefulness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to say no more; to sink into silence
polite; respectful; reverent
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over