interior; inside; internal
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to forget completely; to leave behind
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to play a leading role; to play a central part
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
discovery; detection; finding
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
notice; attention; observation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at that time; in those days
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying