phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
torii; Shinto shrine archway
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
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.)
that; the matter in question
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suffix for familiar person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
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
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix