latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forget completely; to leave behind
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
still (continuing); as ever; further
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
each place; various places
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to feel; to sense; to experience
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
feeling; sense; impression
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
along; parallel to; in accordance with
light; faint; pale; fleeting
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shake; to sway; to waver