beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
government service; the bureaucracy
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to graduate from a university
sentiment; sentimentality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
although; though; despite the fact that ...
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to escape from; to get out
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
such ... as; or some such
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
connection; link; relationship
comrade; tovarich; tovarish
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation