extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
freely; frankly; without reserve
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
back (of a chair); backrest
one room apartment; studio apartment
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
back street; back alley; off-street
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
people; men and women; each person; everybody
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
power; authority; influence
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
sense of smell; olfaction
100,000; hundred thousand