circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
several people; a few people
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
still; even now; to this day
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
beginning; outset; first; onset
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
of course; certainly; naturally
to be silent; to say nothing
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
single word; a few words; brief comment
road approaching a shrine
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
to become inverted; to become reversed
bombshell announcement (statement)
violent explosion; bursting
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
notice; attention; observation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
forcibly; against one's will