the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
while; during; while; although; all; both
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
unexpectedly; surprisingly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
surroundings; environs; circumference
scene; spectacle; sight; view
remembrance; recollection; recognition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
along the way; along the road
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
same; similar; (just) like; equal
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
scenery; scene; landscape
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience