the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
leader; authority; mainstay
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
welcome!; nice to see you!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
relish; gusto; appreciation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
so; like this; in this way
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance