tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
hot topic; talk of the town
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
government worker; public servant; civil servant
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
written oath; covenant; pledge
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to put someone to work; to make someone work
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
clanging; empty; deserted
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
forcibly; against one's will
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to lie down; to throw oneself down