to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
student (esp. a university student)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
tradition; legend; folklore
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
pleasant feeling; good vibes
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
beginning; outset; first; onset
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hey there; I say; see here
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pregnancy; conception; gestation
together; at the same time; same; identical
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)