completion; perfection; accomplishment
beginning; outset; first; onset
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
second; number two; runner-up
... years old; age (of) ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
after school (at the end of the day)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love