cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
lightly; easily; carelessly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to step forward; to volunteer
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
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.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
selection; choice; option
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
body; physique; build; stature
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name