cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
number of (large) animals
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
in the background; not standing out
still; even now; to this day
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
in order; in turn; one by one
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
cheap article; poor quality article
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter