addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
main question; real issue at hand
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
feeling; sense; impression
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
how; in what way; by what means
door; gate; opening; title page
to go past; to pass; to pass by
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to begin talking; to open up
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
side table; bedside table
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance