nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to cease; to stop; to be over
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
gradually; slowly but steadily
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)