the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
habitual offender; addict
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
detached; aloof; indifferent
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
how long; how far; how much
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to sniff out; to get wind of
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
one example of (when there are more examples)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
scale; scope; plan; structure
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously