cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about