material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
how; in what way; how about
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
people; citizens; subjects; folk
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize