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
one (thing); one piece; one item
danger; peril; hazard; risk
how; in what way; by what means
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
eight (long cylindrical things)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
meaning; significance; sense
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
soldier; combatant; warrior
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
every person; every mouth; every entrance
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
kind; sort; species; species
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit