embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suffix for familiar person
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be surprised; to be astonished
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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