to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
going off course; going out of bounds
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
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.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head