to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
latest news; most recent news
convenient; handy; useful
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
wish; desire; request; prayer
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be found; to be discovered
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle