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
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
slowly and quietly; smoothly
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
discipline; training; teaching manners
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
gesture; gesticulation; motion
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
(period of) a year; during an era
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
smoothly; easily; readily
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot