self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to lean against; to set against
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill