Felidae (family comprising the cats)
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
soccer club (at a school); football club
powerful family; powerful clan
conflict; fighting each other