to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to cut; to slit; to slash
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
freely; frankly; without reserve
to be born; to come into the world
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
spirit; heart; disposition
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
crescent moon; young moon
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
important point; point to make note of
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to project; to stick out; to stand out