tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
estimate (of costs); budget
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
bureau director; office chief
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
but; however; provided that
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
in comparison to; rather than
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to concern; to be related
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
summer vacation; summer holiday
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large