devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to look young; to seem young
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to smile broadly; to grin widely
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to jump upon (a moving object)
person concerned; interested party; related party
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to be at a loss for words
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
never mind!; don't worry about it
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to lose sight of; to miss
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism