the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 this way;  this direction;  here;  this (one);  I;  me
 to change;  to be transformed;  to move to;  to be different;  to be uncommon
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take (into one's hand);  to own;  to obtain
 hm;  um;  huh?;  what?;  nuh-uh;  no
 root (of a plant);  stump (of a tree);  root (of a problem, etc.);  base
 door (Western-style, car, etc.)
 outside;  exterior;  the open (air);  other place;  somewhere else
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 to get cloudy;  to cloud over;  to cloud up;  to fog up;  to be gloomy;  to be clouded (expression)
 excess;  surplus;  superabundance;  overabundance
 expectation;  anticipation;  hope;  promising;  rising;  up-and-coming
 to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby);  to embrace;  to hug;  to have (a thought or feeling);  to hold;  to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
 viewing optimistically;  thinking optimistically;  taking an optimistic view;  looking on the bright side
 vocal sound;  tone of voice
 wonderful;  marvelous;  strange;  strangely enough;  oddly enough;  for some reason
 conviction;  belief;  confidence
 echo;  reverberation;  sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum);  noise;  quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell);  feeling of a sound
 choice;  selection;  diagnosis;  medical opinion;  judgement;  opinion
 to make a mistake;  to be incorrect;  to be mistaken
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 bad;  poor;  poor (quality);  inferior;  evil;  sinful;  ugly
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 at that time;  at that moment;  then;  on that occasion
 to knock down;  to beat (someone) up;  to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally);  to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 magic;  witchcraft;  sorcery;  spell
 serious look (on one's face);  straight face
 sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
 (fighting) spirit;  motivation;  shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.);  cheer;  kiai;  short shout when performing an attacking move
 willpower;  guts;  determination;  character;  nature;  disposition
 something;  something or other;  so-and-so;  somehow;  anyhow;  one way or another
 bang;  bam;  noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō);  noon gun;  last round in a game of 12 rounds;  precisely
 to strike;  to clap;  to play drums;  to abuse;  to bash;  to consult;  to sound out
 because of;  owing to;  due to
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 to shake;  to jolt;  to rock (cradle);  to swing