to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
the same place; that place
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to ask; to enquire; to query
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
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.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hidden treasure; treasured article
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on