investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
influence; effect; impact
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to speak; to say; to vocalize
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
immature form (of an organism); young animal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
town; city; municipal; urban
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)