Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
good person; virtuous person
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
under control (e.g. of territory)
bureau director; office chief
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage