lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
choices; alternatives; options
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
intelligence gathering; information gathering
story; tale; talk; discussion
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
materials; data; document
very interesting; of great interest
woman; female; feminine gender
how long; how far; how much
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
people; men and women; each person; everybody
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical