item; something that one "just has to have"
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to say; to be called; to do
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
that is to say; so that means
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nice; good; well-executed
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
duty; function; office; mission; task
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come