whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
changing completely; transformation
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to use up all one's strength
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
amusement (recreational) facilities
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
of course; certainly; naturally
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about