the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
aggression; invasion; raid
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
scale; scope; plan; structure
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to collect; to assemble; to gather
defense; defence; protection
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
function; facility; faculty; feature
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
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
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
chief; main; principal; important
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
other; another; over; more than; I; me
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.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern