the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
any more; any further; any better; any longer
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
as (for); for; in the capacity of
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?