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 jar; to creak; to grate
to strangle; to constrict
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
after that; afterwards; thereafter
horseplay; fooling around
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
back street; back alley; off-street
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
silence; stillness; quietness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
competent; suitable; qualified
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
versatility; multiplicity of use
patient; unhurried; leisurely
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
degree of relative priority
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
station; office; guardroom
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
all night; throughout the night
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
release; liberation; acquittal
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious