cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
mixture; impurity; adulteration
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
amount of money; sum of money
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
in spite of; regardless of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
history; pedigree; lineage
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
without; but if; otherwise; or else
notice; attention; observation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon