to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
difference; variation; difference
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
had better ...; had better not ...
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
somehow; for some reason or other
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days