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
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
frequent; densely packed; thick
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
house; dwelling; human habitation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
scenery; scene; landscape
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
thoughtful; deep-thinking
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to sniff out; to get wind of
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar