the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
then; well; so; well then
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
deadly serious; deadly earnest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous