calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
American shorthair (cat breed)
erudition; extensive learning
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
without permission; without notice
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
a glance; a look; a glimpse
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
dullard; indecisive person
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
successively; one after another
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori