animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets
specified nonprofit corporation
bigeye thresher (species of thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus)
morally corrupt; slovenly; obscene
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
cow spot pattern (as on the hide of a cow); cow-skin pattern
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
job seeker magazine for manual labourers published by Recruit Inc. (1991-2009); physical work; physical workers; blue-collar workers
toilet training; potty training
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
adult cat; fully-grown cat
splashing (water); chubby (and cute); plump
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
cat hater; dislike of cats
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
whispered conversation; whispering
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
studio apartment; studio flat