the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
brown envelope; manila envelope
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
doorknob; door knob; door handle
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
polite; respectful; reverent
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things