cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
bureau director; office chief
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to remember; to keep in mind
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
two (long cylindrical things)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
senior; elder; person older than oneself
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to ask a question; to ask questions
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved