island in a pond or river
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
party; set; gang; company; person
audience; attendance; hearers
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
each time; frequently; always
(medical) doctor; physician
sick person; patient; invalid
family; members of a family
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
married woman; woman; lady
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
all present; all concerned; all of us
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
rice boiled with adzuki beans
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
manner of using one's hands
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
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
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny