to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
content-free chat; idle gossip
recent situation or conditions
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
income; receipts; revenue
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
torii; Shinto shrine archway
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
love of animals; animal loving
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
intelligence gathering; information gathering
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
whispered conversation; whispering
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
hello; good day; good afternoon
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to happen to meet; to come across
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back