(period of) a year; during the era (of)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
several people; a few people
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
man; male; masculine gender
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
single-vehicle accident; single-vehicle collision
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
in the city; within the city
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
memory; sense; experience
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sixth anniversary of a death
Buddhist memorial service
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
if it is (the case that ...)
king; king; king (chess piece)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
just because; even if; even though