rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
medium amount of wealth; middling property; owner of medium wealth
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in the same way as; just like
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
with these words; while saying
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
wearing oneself out with work
writing; book; (literary) work
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
pessimism; weariness with life
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi