pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
without permission; without notice
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to apologize; to apologise
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
complete change; about-face
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
woman; female; feminine gender
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
night attack; nocturnal assault
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
bishop's staff; khakkhara
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
inner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets