just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
the other day; a few days ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
thousand years; many years
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to visit frequently; to haunt
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
not worth doing; waste of effort
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
again; once again; yet again
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
it hasn't been long since
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to be frank; to drop all pretense
story; tale; talk; discussion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity