to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to entrust; to leave to a person
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very busy (person or thing)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
how many years; how long; what year
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age