(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
orders; instructions; directive; command
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
one's physical safety; personal security
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
statue; picture; picture revealing character
bureau director; office chief
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
on the occasion of; at the time of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
way (of doing); manner; method; means
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to ask a question; to ask questions
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to speak ill of; to disparage
royalty and titled nobility
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
the lower classes; the common people
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)