explosion;  detonation;  eruption;  eruption (of discontent, etc.);  outburst;  outpouring
 after that;  afterwards;  thereafter
 to arrive at (e.g. a decision);  to reach (a stage);  to lead to (a place);  to get to;  in the extreme case of; (arch.)  to come
 3000;  three thousand;  many
 inhabitant;  resident;  citizen;  population
 substitute;  replacement;  stand-in;  proxy;  compensation;  exchange
 to act (a part);  to play (a role);  to perform (a play, etc.);  to put on (a production);  to commit (a blunder);  to disgrace oneself
 yes;  that is correct;  um;  errr;  huh?;  grrr
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 natural;  right;  proper;  naturally;  as a matter of course;  rightly
 important;  significant;  precious;  valuable;  careful
 indicates reason or excuse;  indicates dissatisfaction;  indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
 wife; (arch.)  my dear; (arch.)  dear;  garnish (esp. one served with sashimi);  embellishment
 lover;  sweetheart;  boyfriend;  girlfriend
 neighbourhood;  neighborhood
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 the way it was;  the way it used be;  as of old;  in former times
 lively;  full of spirit;  energetic;  healthy;  well;  fit
 figure;  form;  appearance;  dress;  state;  condition
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 unpleasant;  disagreeable;  abominable;  unlucky;  inauspicious;  ominous
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 ruins (of a building, town, etc.);  remains
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 road;  path;  way;  set of practices;  Buddhist teachings;  Taoism;  modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
 to renew;  to replace;  to change for;  to attach anew
 somehow;  how;  in what way;  why;  what kind of
 in the first place;  to begin with;  after all;  anyway;  beginning;  start
 entrance;  entry;  gate;  approach;  mouth
 branch road;  forked road;  branch;  crossroads (of a course of events);  turning point;  parting of the ways
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 old;  aged;  long;  since long ago;  of the distant past;  long-ago
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 abandonment;  renunciation;  resignation;  abdication (responsibility, right)
 new;  novel;  fresh;  recent;  latest;  up-to-date
 to make a road;  to give an elementary lesson