to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
several people; a few people
Buddhist memorial service
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
roar of the sea; sound of waves
detached building; solitary house
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to relax; to feel at home
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to call out; to ask someone to come
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful