futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
transactions; dealings; business
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
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
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
petty underling; small fry