(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
square; trustworthy person
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
landowner; landlord; landlady
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
energy; military strength
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
observation; survey; watching
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
one's family; family member
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to begin to rain; to begin to snow