tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling; sense; impression
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
shopping; purchased goods
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to change (one's clothes)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pink (colour, color); peach
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless