cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
person of high rank or position
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
with a click; with a snap
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to push aside; to brush aside
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort