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
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
carnivore; carnivorous animal
eagle (Accipitridae family)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
while; during (the time when)
to find out; to discover; to detect
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to make one's rounds; to patrol
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to fan; to incite; to instigate
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
literature; books (reference); document
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
pigment; paint; colour; color
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
scene; spectacle; sight; view