construction; establishment
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to keep a watchful eye on
to check; to stop; to keep back
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
tradition; legend; folklore
temper pattern of a sword blade
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
godsend; gift from providence
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
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 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.)
side effect; adverse reaction
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to crawl out of; to creep out of
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose