the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to repeat; to do something over again
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
rule; reign; government; governing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
right (to do something); authority; power