and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so; like this; in this way
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this world; this life; world of the living
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
really; truly; indeed; good grief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
favourite motto; pet saying
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
corporate drone; corporate slave
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to fall flat; to fall face down
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market