the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
suffix for familiar person
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
memories; recollections; reminiscence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
garden (esp. with trees); park
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration