investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
world; society; people; the public
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be or remain always on hand
clerk; office worker; office staff
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's family; family member
to keep a watchful eye on
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to relieve each other; to take turns (to do)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
my husband; one's family; family member
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
war; fighting; fierce competition
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house