weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
deep emotion; strong feelings
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shed light; to cast light
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
inner structure; internal anatomy
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
criticism; commentary; review
logistics; supply; communications
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)