wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
transmission (in a motor vehicle)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
squad leader; divisional officer
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence