to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
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
already; now; no longer; not any more
ancestor; forefather; foremother
as stated; verbatim; literally
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to wave a flag; to show the way
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
instant; moment; for an instant
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to take someone's life; to kill someone
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)