nothing but; except; no more than
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
reopening; resumption; restarting
again; once more; a second time
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
way one walks; one's walk
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
settlement; solution; resolution
when it becomes; when it comes to