the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
people; men and women; each person; everybody
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
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)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every