(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
down to earth; reasonable
trembling from fear; trembling all over
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
being up to the person himself
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to get between; to be caught in
sense of values; values; value system
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
vacant house; unoccupied house
staying the night; lodging (at)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to ask a question; to ask questions
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)