to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be lacking in options; to be too few
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
letting (someone) die without helping
still; even now; to this day
in that way; like that; that way
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
study; research; investigation
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
along the way; along the road
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
close relation (association)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
relation; connection; relevance
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply