cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
time; hour; period; class
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
solitude; loneliness; isolation
working adult; full-fledged member of society
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
promotion; raising of status
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
like this; this sort; this way
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
one day; (on) a certain day
sickroom; hospital room; ward