to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
animal spirit; animal ghost
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
in the earth; in the ground; underground
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
magical power; mystical force
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
evil shaman; witch doctor
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
snake; serpent; large snake
rope; cord; policeman's rope
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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
ahead; before; the future
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
etc.; et cetera; and so on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)