when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
long ago; already; a long time ago
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
danger; peril; hazard; risk
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
at that time; in those days
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(not) so much; (not) that much
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary