cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to tumble down; to roll down
under the staircase; understairs
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
root; joint; base; crotch
thicket; coppice; brushwood
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
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)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
news; word; tidings; omen
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
transfer student; student changing schools
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
very popular; highly favoured
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to