to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
just one person; only one
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
elated; triumphant; proud
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
double; twice (as much); twofold
to give; to do (something) for
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
(one) letter; (one) character
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
public holiday; celebration (of)
before ... days (months, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
early post war period; immediately after the war
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice