the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
personal; individual; private
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
I see; that's right; indeed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
troupe; theatrical company
script; screenplay; scenario
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
as a child; when one was a child
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
the literary world; literary circles
leader; authority; mainstay
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
else; in addition; besides
woman; female; feminine gender
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself