to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
adds force or indicates command
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
such; like that; in that way
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rampancy; prevalence; domination
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
fallen geisha; geisha who prostitutes herself
Edo-period business taxes
society; the world; the times
various matters; everything
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just