tradition; legend; folklore
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to grow up; to become an adult
article; news story; report; account
survival; survivor; relic
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
immediately; right away; on the spot
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
attendance (at school); going to school
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
wrong; different; not like that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness