restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conviction; belief; confidence
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
somewhere to go; place to go
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
again; once again; yet again
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
right beside; close to; nearby
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
one's person; around one's person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)