to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to give directions; to issue instructions
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
useful thing; usable article
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
prompt; immediate; in real time
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to make use of; to lend money
to have an eye on; to zero in on
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
milk powder; baby formula
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself