each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
inspection; examination; checking
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. North Korean)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
school education; formal education
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
place; situation; position; location
clear writing; specification
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
outside of; not covered by
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
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)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
mental retardation (pejorative); mentally retarded
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
elementary and middle schools
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
abandoned child; foundling
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
innumerable; countless; numberless
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)