to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
laughing foolishly; cackling
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.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
how; in what way; by what means
now that you say that; now that you mention it
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
by myself; in person; by oneself
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(with a) start; fright; alarm
clearing one's throat; cough
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
French; French food; French cuisine
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently