to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
interference; intervention; meddling
to degenerate; to lapse into
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to head home; to leave for home
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
emotional scars; mental trauma
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
reconciliation; make peace with
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to ask; to enquire; to query
to get angry; to become perverse
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to stop walking; to pause