cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to relax; to feel at home
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
treatment as a guest; guest
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
meaning; significance; sense
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
while; even though; despite
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clear; precise; definite; distinct
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)