the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
too much; excessively; too
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
no matter how much time passes
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
long ago; already; a long time ago
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
instant; moment; for an instant
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to say no more; to sink into silence
originally; by nature; from the start
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to be conspicuous; to stand out
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why