clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lacking in options; to be too few
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
medical care; medical treatment
indictment; prosecution; complaint
article; news story; report; account
well-known; noted; celebrated
administration (of medicine)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
cardioplegia; heart attack
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to concern; to be related
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
looking depressed; long face
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
it is I who should say so
to quit one's job; to resign
such; this sort of; like this
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank