society; the world; the times
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
reissue (of a discontinued magazine, etc.); republication; reprint; resumption of publication
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep emotion; strong feelings
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
meaning; significance; sense
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
training; education; development; cultivation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
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
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
at; in; at; when; by; with
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow