to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
such; this sort of; like this
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
other side; opposite side; other party
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
surname; family name; last name
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
homeroom; form room; form class
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
strongish; somewhat strong
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in comparison to; rather than
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight