wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
striking with the back of the sword
singing voice; (sound of) singing
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
certain evidence; definite evidence
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
how others look at you; what others think about you
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
wicked heart; evil design
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
all but dead; half killed
depression; low spirits; dejection
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration