to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to frolic about; to mess around
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
form; shape; figure; visage
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
another family; another house
head house (family); birthplace; originator
(present) head of a family
enrolling at a cram school
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
study; research; investigation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
honorific/polite/humble prefix
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
witnessing; observing; sighting
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season