to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
otherwise; or else; if not
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
in one's own way or style
hello; good day; good afternoon
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to talk; to chat; to chatter
servant; manservant; menial
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
family; members of a family
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
moving; touching; stirring
scene; sight; scenario; setting
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being