suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
type of occupation; occupational category
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
having said that; on the other hand
in one's own way or style
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
appointment; assignment; promotion
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
reform; reformation; reorganization
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
internal conditions; true state of affairs
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
outskirts (of a town); run-down district