simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
full length; total length; overall length
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
speaking of ...; as for ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to get between; to be caught in
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of