without; unless; have to do
to subsist; to keep on living
tendency; trend; inclination
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
lump together; put all together
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
high; noble; refined; advanced
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess