in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be conspicuous; to stand out
inattention; absent-mindedness
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to set (sun); to become dark
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
home; household; family; hearth
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); wakasagi
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
intuition; instinct; hunch
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned