to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
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
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to state; to express; to mention
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
end of life; death; annihilation
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
interruption; suspension; break
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to express (in words); to confess
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
cooperation; collaboration
due form; official; formality
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
all you want; as much as one wants
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer