to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to become desperate; to give in to despair
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the other day; lately; recently
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
father; dad; husband; you; he
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
go that far; to that extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
performer; entertainer; celebrity