meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
danger; peril; hazard; risk
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
serious; severe; grave; acute
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
society; the world; the times
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
hills and fields; hill and dale
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
stranger; tramp; wanderer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
each nation; many nations; many countries
to accept; to receive; to agree
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to ask; to enquire; to query
if it is the case that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture