saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to accept; to receive; to agree
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
summer vacation; summer holiday
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
why; how; for what reason
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)