to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hidden room; secret chamber
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to distract one's attention
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
brown tabby; brown-speckled cat
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
daily meals; three regular meals a day
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
professor; teaching; instruction
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to run through; to run past
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift