in the same manner as before; the same as always
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
just because; even if; even though
village headman; village mayor
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disclosure; exposure; revelation
duty station; place of business; work location
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry