kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
occurrence; happening; incident; event
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to go into labor; to go into labour
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
be (that) as it may; having said that
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on