old fox; old-timer; schemer
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
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
battle formation; military formation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor