doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
patience; endurance; perseverance
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately