one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
very recently; in the very recent past
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
to live; to reside; to inhabit
how many people; a number of people
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
raging fire; conflagration
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
verbal message; word (from someone)
the whole day; all the day
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
three; three years of age
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
instability; insecurity; crankiness
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
the ocean; the great deep
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!