to settle (in a place); to settle down
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to bring; to take; to bring about
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
river; stream; River; the ... river
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
degree of familiarity; popularity
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
evil spirit; demon; devil
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
country; territory; domain; realm
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
auspicious sign; good omen
personification; impersonation; embodiment
general; popular; common; typical
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)