tide; current; tendency; trend
firmly rooted; deep-seated
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
good (place to leave off); convenient
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
classification; categorization; sorting
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
chief; main; principal; important
word; term; language; speech
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
three parts; three copies
area; region; district; locality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
helper; assistant; help; assistance
one day; (on) a certain day
to move around; to move about; to get around
in one's own way or style
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
number of characters; character count
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese