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
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
power of the state; government authority
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
triple feature (e.g. movie)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
workshop; studio; atelier
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry