means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
form; method; system; formula
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
third day of the month; three days
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
way of speaking; intimation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant