Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
invisibility (through magic)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
good-natured; of good character
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
level ground; plain; flatland
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something