companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
settlement; solution; resolution
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
a long time (since the last time)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to smile (at); to grin (at)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to surface; to rise to the surface
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to show; to bare (the teeth)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to take someone's life; to kill someone
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor