(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
inspection; examination; survey
with a friendly grin; smilingly
father; dad; husband; you; he
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be found; to be discovered
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
job; work; duties; trade; skill
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office