country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
woman; female; feminine gender
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bubble generation; generation that came of age during the Japanese bubble economy era (born 1965-1970)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
accounting; administration (of money)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
this world; this life; this generation; present day
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
almost every day; almost daily
late at night; at a late hour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?