here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the same generation; coeval
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
repeatedly; several times; many times
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
end of war; cessation of hostilities
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
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.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
for dear life; barely escaping alive
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation