unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
for a while; for some time; for a period
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to play a leading role; to play a central part
unconditionally; as a rule
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
older sister; lass; young lady
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
strong-willed; strong of heart
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
raging fire; conflagration
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
ill-bred; poorly brought up
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually