quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
to give by tossing or throwing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ten; 10; ten years of age
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
succeeding; following; trailing; next
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale