adult cat; fully-grown cat
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
here and there; in places
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to feel hungry; to get hungry
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
living thing; living creature; animal; life
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
three times a day (of meals)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to fix one's affection on
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret