the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
discovery; detection; finding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
for example; for instance; e.g.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
when it becomes; when it comes to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax