many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
materials; data; document
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to employ; to hire; to charter
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
profound; deep; unfathomable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
young person; youth; young
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)