the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
name; given name; first name
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby