cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
the other day; lately; recently
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
matter of time; question of time
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be kind to; to treat kindly
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
and; thereupon; because of that
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
intimacy; affection; familiarity
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
right in the middle (of); midst; height