the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
mining; digging; working (a mine)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
everyday life; daily life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
convenient; handy; useful
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
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)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
beginning; opening; start; outset
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
else; in addition; besides
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many