the ancients; ancient people
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
(not so) much; (not) very
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
simply; merely; only; solely
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
health; healthy; sound; fit
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
promotion; raising of status
serious; not joking; straight
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
stingy; cheap; very frugal
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
attendance; presence; appearance
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
senior high school; high school
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully