to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to have a rumor circulating
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
weather measurement station
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
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
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
China and India; far away
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
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.)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
somehow; for some reason or other
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
energy; military strength
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age