a few years ago; some years back
one day; (on) a certain day
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
instead; but (on the other hand)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish