the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
still; even now; to this day
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
when it becomes; when it comes to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)