calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
best photograph; best shot
sitting with one knee drawn up
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
no matter how much time passes
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to return a favor (favour); to repay
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan