meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
cache; place to hide something
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
sales; selling; marketing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post