(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
don't you think?; indicates question
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
comparatively; relatively
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
time; season; period; phase; stage
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
one house; the same house
second basement level; subbasement
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off