to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
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
to jump up and down; to hop
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
satisfied-looking; looking contented
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
is that so?; I see; right; oh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
draw (in competition); tie game
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
the front; honest; upright; decent
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
such; like that; that sort of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding