language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to recall; to remember; to recollect
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be too numerous; to be too much
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
living by oneself; living alone
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull