chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
infant; baby; little child
discovery; detection; finding
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to show up; to appear; to turn up
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shake; to sway; to waver
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
it is I who should say so
for the first time in one's life
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
not caring; not giving a damn
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be helpful; to be useful
entreaty; supplication; petition
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion