truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
senior high school; high school
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
failure; mistake; blunder
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sanction; approval; decision
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one's work environment; job conditions
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to tear up and throw away
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)