investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
matter of time; question of time
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
suffix appended to someone else's family members
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
clear autumn water; clear fall water
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity