sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
now; the present time; just now; another; more
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
library; book collection; paperback book
editor (in publishing, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus