the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
immediately; right away; on the spot
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
healthy; sound; wholesome
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)