wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
whispering into a person's ear
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
honorific affix; honorific prefix
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
covered in mud; mud-caked
all night; throughout the night
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
going into battle; departure for the front
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
with a start; with a jump
and then; and so; and; so then
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to go past; to pass; to pass by
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous