hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
moving about; stirring about
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
the scruff or nape of the neck
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction