inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
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
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to temper thoroughly; to train well
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
(on) horseback; riding a horse
woman; female; feminine gender
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised