to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
parliamentarian; member of a congress
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
no, not like that (but like this)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
invitation; introduction; temptation
forcibly; against one's will
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
family; relatives; dependents; household
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
it's not like; it isn't as if
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
government-paid secretary
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)