to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
underling; subordinate official
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
in the course of one's duties
admonition; warning; caution
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just