the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
if you think about it; come to think of it
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
proper; right; reasonable
perfect; complete; flawless
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
instant; moment; for an instant
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
image change; changing one's image; makeover
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to cover up with something
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
way one walks; one's walk