karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
overconfident; presumptuous
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to telephone; to make a phone call
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
public telephone; pay phone
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
human relations; personal relationships
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
secondary; of secondary importance
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to take photographs for later use; to record videos for archiving
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to whine; to make feeble complaints
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
commencing with; including
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation