bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
casting pearls before swine
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
to be helpful; to be useful
multiplication table; times table
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage