near oneself; close to one; familiar
real thing; original; actual
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
every evening; night after night
general term; generic name
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
notes; comment; remark; annotation
indeed; really; truly; very much
without cause; without reason
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
fortune-telling; divination
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
flood of customers; roaring business
(animal) collar; necklace; choker