to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
life; living; I; me; student
(former) imperial university
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
how; in what way; how about
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
the teaching profession; education of laity
background research; research into the period
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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
please (give me); please (do for me)