gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
important person; strategic person; key figure
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be conspicuous; to stand out
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
shopping; purchased goods
to pretend; to act (as if)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
harmful animal; pest; vermin
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
extermination of insect pests; pest control
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
combat power; fighting strength
street stall; stand; booth
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?