serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
place; situation; position; location
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
time; season; period; phase; stage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
name; given name; first name
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(period of) a year; during an era
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Nagano (city, prefecture)