to strip; to peel; to tear off
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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
the same kind; accomplice; partner
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
one revolution; one rotation
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
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 bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
opening and shutting; opening and closing
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to be badly made; to fail
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
expression; look; countenance; face
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to finger; to tamper (with)
true character; true heart; true spirit
now that; since; so long as; because
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand