to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
long military service; having experienced many battles
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to ask a high price; to overcharge
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
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
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
fox with supernatural powers
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
two classes; double; two sets
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
in proportion to; just as much as
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
fairyland; enchanted land
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
bloodsucking; sucking blood
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
reigning; controlling; dictating
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
young person; inexperienced person; novice
spell; curse; incantation
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)