to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to soak; to steep; to macerate
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
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
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to watch over; to watch attentively
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
neighbourhood; neighborhood
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
until now; so far; up to the present
breeding; raising; rearing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to like; to love; to be fond of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first