to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
monster cat; cat with magical powers
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to look down on; to condescend
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
classification; assortment
mythical two-tailed monster cat
monster cat; cat with magical powers
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
greeting; a fine thing to say
pleased to make your acquaintance
mythical two-tailed monster cat
origin; beginning; source; rise
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
tail (animal); tail end; tip
moment; brief space of time
two (long cylindrical things)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
individual; one by one; separate; each
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
preface; introduction; preamble
in name only; titular; nominal
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head