the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at once; immediately; right now
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to steal; to rob; to take away
person of doubtful origin
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
power; might; authority; influence
like this; this sort; this way
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
two times; twice; two degrees
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
start of a romance; beginning of love
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
writing; composition; essay; sentence
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
falling in love; attachment
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
commander; general; leader
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral