year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
those (near the second person)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
small fraction; small proportion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
national assembly (esp. France)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to maintain; to continue to have
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after