to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
the other day; lately; recently
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
while; during; while; although; all; both
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact