questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
withdrawal (of money); payment; contribution; investment; financing
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
accurate portrait; photographic portrait
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; portrait or photo of a person of high rank
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
distinction between right and wrong
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
lively song; lively dance
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)