favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
the other day; a few days ago
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to dance; to perform dance steps
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
since when; from when; how long
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound