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
planning; plan; project; arrangements
genius; prodigy; natural gift
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
scene; spectacle; sight; view
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
local specialty; special product (of a region)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker