the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
preparation; anticipation
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
homecoming; return to one's home
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
again; once more; a second time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
mountain hamlet; mountain village
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be worried; to be troubled
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)