middle class; bourgeoisie
most part; greater part; majority
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
commerce; trade; business
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
center; centre; metropolis
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
being frank; going so far as to say
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
calm; composed; leisurely
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to get help; to enlist aid
individual; private person; personal; private
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
naivete; simplicity; innocence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
ardent; passionate; vehement