attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
family; members of a family
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
leaving for the capital; leaving the capital
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
determination; resolution
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
while; during (the time when)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky