cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to throw into; to toss into
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to become desperate; to give way to despair
rather; sooner; preferably
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be found; to be discovered
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
that is to say; so that means
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all