fluent (in a language); flowing
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
fate; chance; relationship; tie
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sincerity; real intentions
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
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
failure; mistake; blunder
laundry; laundromat; launderette
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
student (esp. a university student)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
misrepresentation; false statement
trifling; little; few; slight
how long; how far; how much
two sly characters outfoxing each other
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
(department) store; (department) stores