calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
legendary beast; magical beast
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to crawl out of; to creep out of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
to erase all trace of something
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
one by one; one after another; successively
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
a push; another effort; one more effort
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is