somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
seventh day of the month; seven days
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
steward; butler; attendant
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
February; second month of the lunar calendar
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat