bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
discovery; detection; finding
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
broker; intermediary; broking house
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to watch steadily; to stare
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
another thing; exception; special case
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
big man; large man; tall man; giant
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
ago; since; before; previous