key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
anything and everything; just about everything
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
memories; recollections; reminiscence
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that's the way it is; such is life
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
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
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
really; truly; indeed; good grief
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)