as before; as ever; as it was originally
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to ask a question; to ask questions
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
that's true; of course; obviously
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
arrest; apprehension; capture
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
while; even though; despite
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
settlement; solution; resolution
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat