Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Hokkaido)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
source (of a river); fountainhead; (arch.) source; (arch.) origin; (arch.) rise
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
eternal; unlimited; endless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
guidance; protective custody
division by 1000; one-thousandth
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
leader; guide; mentor; coach
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
lecture attendance; auditing
continuation; succession; series