the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
look!; there!; here!; that is
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...