thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
police officer; policeman; constable
business trip; official trip
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to pick up; to find; to gather
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
temporary residence; sojourn
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to sniff out; to get wind of
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to be needed; to be wanted
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear