to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Japan and the Philippines
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 line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to trample; to crush underfoot
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
world; society; people; the public
to attempt; to test; to try out
show; exhibition; spectacle
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
family a woman has married into
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
before the gate; in front of the gate
coming and going; commuting
financier; lender; financial backer; gambling boss; head of a gambling house
although I say; although one might say; although called
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else