nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
training; drill; practice; discipline
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
that's the way it is; such is life
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
extremely talented; very gifted