oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
nothing but; except; no more than
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be widely known; to be famous
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this much; to this extent; to this degree
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy