strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to bring; to take; to bring about
exaltation; emotional uplift
platform; home; home base; home plate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
memories; recollections; reminiscence
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
email friend; email penpal
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
use; utilization; utilisation; application
one day; (on) a certain day
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to this extent; to this degree; this much
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine