ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
growth period; growing season
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
having gone too far to turn back
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
verbal message; word (from someone)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
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
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to move (house); to change residence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor