turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; at the same time; same; identical
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
results; record; grades; marks
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment