perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
urban areas; the streets; town; city
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
singing voice; (sound of) singing
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
conviction; belief; confidence
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
at once; immediately; right now
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail