good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
absolute basics; very rudiments
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
just you wait and see (as a threat)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to continue to rain or snow
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
nutrient composition; nutritional composition; nutritional information