identification; background check; identity confirmation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
light blue; pale blue; aqua
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
place where one works; construction site; working area
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
door; gate; opening; title page
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river