discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
the West; the Occident; Western countries
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
something; some kind of; for some reason
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
expression; look; countenance; face
downward glance; contemptuous look
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
serious; not joking; straight
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded