to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be itching to put one's skills to use
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
now that; since; so long as; because
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to follow another's example
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
question; inquiry; enquiry
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how; in what way; how about
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence