was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
considerably; fairly; quite
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
journal; magazine; periodical
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
name; given name; first name
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(medical) doctor; physician
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
if so; in that case; in that situation
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly