cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
in the same way as; just like
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
seal (letters, documents, etc.)
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)