the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
natural virtue; personal virtue
duty; function; office; mission; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
ability; capability; skill
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment