side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
food and drink; eating and drinking
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to apologize; to apologise
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
time; season; period; phase; stage
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
at that time; in those days
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
instead; but (on the other hand)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry