form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
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
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
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
late at night; at a late hour
(passenger) car; automobile
car involved in an accident
as usual; as is one's habit
license; permit; licence; certificate
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
that's too bad; too bad for you!
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to bring; to take; to bring about
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to sit for an examination
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt