cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
topic of discussion; agenda
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
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 put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
secret; private; surreptitious
to pass (of time); to elapse
that day; the very same day
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to be silent; to say nothing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
estimation; criticism; comment
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
anonymity; using an assumed name
stealthily; secretly; in secret
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing