participation;  joining;  entry;  adherence
 serious;  not joking;  straight
 sorry;  excuse me;  thank you
 north-east;  Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu);  Tohoku
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 lively;  full of spirit;  energetic;  healthy;  well;  fit
 medium;  average;  moderation;  middle school;  China;  volume two (of three);  during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
 plans;  arrangement;  schedule;  program;  programme;  expectation
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke;  doing (something) suddenly and without warning;  doing without prior notice
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 to be tied together;  to be connected to;  to lead to;  to be related to;  to be related (by blood)
 network;  Internet;  net (hair, netball, etc.);  net (price, weight, etc.);  nett
 to tie;  to bind;  to fasten;  to restrict (freedom);  to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.);  to fetter
 past;  after;  too (much);  over- (e.g. eating)
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 direct;  immediate;  personal;  firsthand
 good-natured person;  good person;  (one's) lover;  boyfriend;  girlfriend
 across;  over;  beyond;  throughout (a period of time);  for
 yes;  yeah;  huh?;  what?;  not;  's
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 huh?;  eh?;  what?;  oh;  hey!;  look!
 joint ownership;  co-ownership;  sharing (e.g. a viewpoint);  sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
 it is ... that ...;  precisely;  although;  while;  it is precisely because ... that ...;  only because ...
 isn't it?;  let's ...;  why don't we ...;  how about we ...
 easy;  trifling;  harmless;  nothing of the sort;  not at all
 together (with);  at the same time;  in a lump
 to disappear;  to vanish;  to go out (of a fire, light, etc.);  to die;  to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.);  to vanish (e.g. of hope);  to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 in the future;  another day;  later
 to wake up;  to sober up;  to come to one's senses;  to become enlightened
 teacher;  instructor;  sensei;  title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.;  intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.)  one's elder
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 heat;  fever;  temperature;  zeal;  passion
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 somewhere;  anywhere;  in some respects