pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
several times; a few times
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
remote control; remote operation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
standard; set; routine; decided
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
snake; serpent; large snake