close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
thunderstorm; thundershower
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
Buddhist (household) altar
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
one (thing); one piece; one item
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
particularly; only; in the case of
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to telephone; to make a phone call
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age