just the other day; quite recently
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
scenery; scene; landscape
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
scene; spectacle; sight; view
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong