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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

10

huge; gigantic; enormous

5

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

to sniffle; to snivel

1

dangerous; risky

1

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

1

poisoning; addiction

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

itchy

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

1

animal

1

that kind; competition; match

1

battle; fight; combat

7

meow; miaow; cat

2

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

to decide; to determine

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

3

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

future (usually near); prospects

5

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

6

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

to fling (away); to hurl

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

5

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

2