year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
senior high school student
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
second marriage; remarriage
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) even once; (not) ever
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
at that time; in those days
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thinking little of one's family
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
at least; at most; (even) just
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
other side; opposite side; other party
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that