unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be silent; to say nothing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
family; members of a family
it's not like; it isn't as if
name; given name; first name
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)