to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
foreign; abroad; overseas
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
familiar spirit; familiar
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)