cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one's own property; possessions
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
carrying (child) under arm
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
now that; since; so long as; because
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
passing through without stopping; passing by
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
remains; corpse; (dead) body
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to make a speech; to address
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
verge of death; dying moments
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
murder; killing; murderer
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame