individual; private person; personal; private
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
control; management (e.g. of a business)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
primary school; elementary school; grade school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(not) even once; (not) ever
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
yearned for; longed for; missed
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
nobleman's illegitimate child
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
beautification; glorification
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
subordinate work; assistant; servant
society; the world; the times
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
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 change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
fate; destiny; predestination
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition