human being; human; person; character (of a person)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
factory; plant; mill; workshop
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ago; since; before; previous
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
how; in what way; how about
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
electricity; (electric) light
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly