return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
human relations; personal relationships
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to make sure of the truth
simple honesty; tactless frankness
wherein; therein; thereinto
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
for the first time in one's life
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to become settled; to be fixed
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
body; physical system; (the) person
function; facility; faculty; feature
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test