old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
rich person; wealthy person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
senior high school; high school
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
home area; home town; local
school; proofreading; proof
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to move (house); to change residence
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
how; in what way; how about
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you