cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
route; way; course; directions
terrain; geographical features; topography
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
to agree on; to agree about
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
show; exhibition; spectacle
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
clapping and cheering; applause
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to torment; to harass; to tease
foster father; adoptive father
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
stem (of a plant); stem (bicycle part); axle; shaft
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
in accordance with; according to
lodging host; lodging place
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off