severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to live through; to survive
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
spouse; wife; husband; partner
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
property; fortune; assets
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
January; first month of the lunar calendar
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to rebuke; to scold harshly
complete stranger; total stranger
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
environment; circumstance
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)