in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
independence; self-reliance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
100,000; hundred thousand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
proletariat; lower classes
labor; labour; manpower; working force
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to get help; to enlist aid
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
people; men and women; each person; everybody
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
exploitation; overuse; abuse
spirituality; spiritual nature
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be found; to be discovered
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
indirection; indirectness
to serve; to work for; to attend