cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
question; inquiry; enquiry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
suffix for familiar person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit