mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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
password; secret spell; secret phrase
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; external path
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
reaching; attaining; arrival
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to jump from one thing to another
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
styptic; stopping of bleeding
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition