to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
father; dad; husband; you; he
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
god who bestows happiness upon people
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to wander; to roam from place to place
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to hide; to conceal oneself
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
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
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
same family (race, tribe)