private life, personal life

illegitimacy (being born out of wedlock)

a privately-owned ricefield, especially one under the historical 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

personal grudge

Kyūjitai form of 私鉄 (“private railway”)

an alchemist (one who practices alchemy)

professional cook, chef, especially a licensed chef

a practitioner of 陰陽道 (onmyōdō, “esoteric cosmology based on Chinese philosophy and traditional Japanese occult practices”)

(historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a position in the 陰陽寮 (On'yōryō) who specialized in Chinese-influenced astrology, cosmology, divination, and other occult practices

swindler, con man