to have a reason; to have an excuse
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
God; god; ace; king; superior person
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to have an idea; to have a clue
individual; private person; personal; private
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
listening device; bug; wiretap
literally; to the letter; literal
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
intended use; intended purpose
(in Japanese architecture) transom
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
storehousebush (Cudrania tricuspidata); mandarin melon berry; silkworm thorn; cudrang
for a while; for some time; for a period
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
pitch dark; total darkness
regulation; adjustment; control
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
speaking voice; talking voice
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
death during sexual intercourse
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology