before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
sense of smell; olfaction
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
name; given name; first name
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
failure; mistake; blunder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
tone (of voice); manner of talking
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid