letter (of alphabet); character; writing
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to feel; to sense; to experience
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
foreign; abroad; overseas
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
but; however; provided that
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to