taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
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
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
incident; affair; happening; event
destruction; collapse; crumbling
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
middle of the night; dead of night
the other day; a few days ago
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
(only) one option; one possible choice
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
as; because; with; due to
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially