indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
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
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
imagination; supposition; guess
while; even though; despite
police officer; policeman; constable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
police; police officer; police station
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
question; inquiry; enquiry