tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
during a telephone call; busy line
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
original intention; initial resolution
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
it is I who should say so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
head; brains; intellect; understanding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
equality; impartiality; evenness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
serious; severe; grave; acute
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing