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.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
competing; competition; auction
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
expression of love; showing love
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
summer vacation; summer holiday
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
human kindness; human weakness
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer