the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to some extent; to a certain extent
almost; roughly; approximately
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to need; to call for; to require
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to not take seriously; to take lightly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
conviction; belief; confidence
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be worried; to be troubled
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
beyond that point; after that
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
discovery; detection; finding
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed