devious; cunning; sly; crafty
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 start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
one's house; one's home; one's family
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
memory; ability to remember
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
particularly; only; in the case of
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
udon served in a pot with broth
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to crouch; to squat; to cower
match (to light fire with)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)