(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
shady; underhanded; questionable
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to be needed; to be wanted
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to collect; to assemble; to gather
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
nature of one's business; business instinct
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
time; hour; season; time of the year
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
cylindrical bamboo fishing basket
will not do; do not; does not
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing