hard (life); tough (world)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to begin; to set about; to start
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
account book; register; ledger
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
another company; other company
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
seasoning; flavour; flavor
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
episode; anecdote; vignette
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
social; societal; societary
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe