sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to handle (a thing) roughly
to apologize; to apologise
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
dice; die; baton (of command)
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
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
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
serious look (on one's face); straight face
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to appear in the newspaper
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to be intimate with; to befriend
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable