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
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
wherein; therein; thereinto
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
nature; property; disposition
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
source of protein; protein source
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
periodic; regular; routine
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
valuable article; valuables
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)