to correct oneself; to restate
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
to collect; to assemble; to gather
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
library; book collection; paperback book