American Shorthair (cat breed)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to take; to catch; to capture
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
service dog (for the disabled, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to become empty; to be emptied
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
central part; heart (of a city)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
preference; priority; precedence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
value; worth; virtue; blessing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
tenth day of the month; ten days
after school (at the end of the day)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
how long; how far; how much
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks