to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
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.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
if so; in that case; in that situation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
commander; general; leader
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
tradition; legend; folklore