hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tail (animal); tail end; tip
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to stiffen; to become stiff
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
up in a tree; in the trees
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bigeye thresher (species of thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
everybody; every last one of them; all
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
large build; large pattern
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
adult cat; fully-grown cat