owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
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
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
form; method; system; formula
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
comparatively; relatively
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
elopement; running away with a lover
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
largest class; top category
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
stabbing to death; putting out
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
up in a tree; in the trees
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain