comprehension; understanding
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
future years; in (one's) later years
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
thinking back now; looking back
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dream for the future; hopes for the future
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series