foreign matter; impurities
absorption; suction; attraction
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
offender; criminal; culprit
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
settlement; solution; resolution
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be found; to be discovered
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something