some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
parents and siblings; one's relatives
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
real experience; actual observations
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
someone; a certain person
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to need; to call for; to require
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
consequently; as a result
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
soil amelioration; soil improvement
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say