how long; how far; how much
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
consideration; taking into account
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
comparatively; relatively
notes; comment; remark; annotation
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
history; pedigree; lineage
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
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.)
at that time; in those days
depravity; corruption; degradation
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
final; eventual; ultimate
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
military forces; hosts; troops
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
surely; certainly; without doubt
reality; actuality; hard fact
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious