beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
surroundings; environs; circumference
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
everyday life; daily life
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
thought; consideration; thinking
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
otherwise; if not; or else
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
pointing out; identification
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
now that; since; so long as; because
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family