reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
beforehand; in advance; previously
generation; the world; the age
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(brute) force; using all one's might
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be helpful; to be useful
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance