to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
loyal retainer; loyal subject
moving tale; impressive tale
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
don't you think?; indicates question
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how; in what way; how about
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed