to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
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 bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
snake; serpent; large snake
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
tension; mental strain; nervousness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink