surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
speech; expression; wording; language
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
writing implement; writing tool
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
regular time; stated period
putting out the light; switching off the light
one's family; family member
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sympathy; compassion; pity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
living together (with one more person)
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables