snake; serpent; large snake
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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 give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
for use by children; for children
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
cheap article; poor quality article
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building