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
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
on the way back; returning
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
all for the best; what is right
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
superstition; superstitious belief
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized