cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
threat; intimidation; menace
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
dispute; argument; contention
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
help; assistance; service
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
to serve; to work for; to attend
loved one; lover; sweetheart
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
postwar period; period after Second World War
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
for this very reason; that is exactly why
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action