to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
place; room; margin; scope
profitable plan; good plan
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
that's the way it is; such is life
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
imperial court; royal court
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to sit down; to take a seat
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease