to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
at the last moment; this late in the game
to lose one's way; to get lost
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
uninhabited island; desert island
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
drifting; drift; being adrift
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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)
considerably; fairly; quite
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight