consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hard (life); tough (world)
hard to get; hard to come by
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
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
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
fox with supernatural powers
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to approach; to draw near
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
(someone else's) daughter
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at