the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
separation; farewell; parting
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
light; faint; pale; fleeting
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to pass (of time); to elapse
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
robbery; robbery case; burglary
as usual; as is one's habit
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
admiration; wonder; astonishment
workshop; studio; atelier
to chase; to run after; to pursue
writing (e.g. as a profession)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact