paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
already; now; no longer; not any more
something like ...; something called ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question