fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
diagnosis; medical examination
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
data collection; data acquisition
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to torment; to torture; to harass
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
environment; circumstance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation