cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
assertion; declaration; affirmation
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
(divine) providence; dispensation
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
one part; one portion; one section
having said that; on the other hand
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
will not do; do not; does not
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce