to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
family; relatives; dependents; household
fate; destiny; predestination
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
length (of an animal); body length
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to come to one's senses; to calm down
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
technique; art; skill; move
admiration; wonder; astonishment
expression; look; countenance; face
to watch over; to watch attentively
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
gem; jewel; precious stone
fox with supernatural powers
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
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
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
moving about; stirring about
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off