the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
about; on; regarding; per; for every
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule