wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
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
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
imported (transmitted) from China
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly