the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 aggression;  invasion;  raid
 many;  much;  majority (of);  greater part (of);  mostly;  mainly
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 to come out;  to fall out;  to fade;  to discolour;  to wear a hole (e.g. clothes);  to leave (e.g. a meeting);  to be clear
 side (of something, or taking someone's side);  part;  (watch) case
 deep;  profound;  dense;  thick;  close (relationship);  intense;  strong
 to bite into (e.g. rope into skin);  to cut into;  to eat into;  to encroach;  to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
 furthermore;  again;  after all;  more and more;  moreover;  even more
 that way;  that direction;  there;  that (one);  you;  your family
 scale;  scope;  plan;  structure
 to hold in one's arms;  to carry in one's arms;  to have (problems, debts, etc.);  to take on (a responsibility);  to employ;  to have (on one's staff)
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 circumference;  outskirts;  environs;  (computer) peripheral
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 defense;  defence;  protection
 pivot;  vital point;  cornerstone;  Japanese photinia
 function;  facility;  faculty;  feature
 appearing ...;  looking ...;  way to ...;  method of ...ing;  form;  style
 maintenance;  servicing;  putting in place;  establishment;  development
 that is to say;  that is;  in short;  in brief;  clogging;  obstruction;  shrinkage
 troop headquarters;  stronghold;  inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 role;  assignment;  position (of responsibility);  post;  part (in a play, film, etc.);  role
 to stand watch;  to stand guard;  to look out;  to open (one's eyes) wide
 chief;  main;  principal;  important
 obligation;  duty;  charge;  responsibility
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 every day;  daily;  day after day;  days (e.g. good old days)
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 other;  another;  over;  more than;  I;  me
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 still;  yet;  more;  still more;  as ...;  like ...
 to become weak;  to decline;  to wear;  to abate;  to decay;  to wither
 speaking of ...;  when it comes to ...;  as for ...;  if one were to say ...
 being able to hear something (clearly);  clearness of a sound;  reputation;  renown;  impression (that something gives off);  respectability
 small build;  small stature;  petite;  small pattern