story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
degree of success; success rate
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
trying out a pen; test-writing
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
coating (esp. lacquering)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes