to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
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
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hidden treasure; treasured article
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to ask; to enquire; to query
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
the same place; that place
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
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to keep in mind; to memorize
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation