improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
one day; (on) a certain day
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
infant; baby; little child
discovery; detection; finding
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to show up; to appear; to turn up
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
radiant smile; contented smile
it is I who should say so
for the first time in one's life
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
not caring; not giving a damn
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit