bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
curse; spell; malediction
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
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)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be erected; to be built
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle