to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
simply; merely; only; solely
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
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.)