to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
beauty contest to name Miss ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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
at once; immediately; right now
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
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.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
originally; by nature; from the start
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
woman; female; feminine gender
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon