stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
until now; so far; up to the present
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
either way; in any case; one way or another
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
having said that; on the other hand
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it is not (like that) either
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait