(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
as soon as possible; ASAP
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
than; from; out of; except; but; more
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how many years; how long; what year
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
beyond this point; from now on; after this
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
ninth day of the month; nine days