(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
unceasing; never-ending; endless
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn