pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
business trip; official trip
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
whereabout; about where; how much
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
tune (melody, piece of music)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
for today; for the time being
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
first of all; in the first place
financial muscle; economic clout
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing