cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk; to chat; to chatter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
soldier; combatant; warrior
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
woman; female; feminine gender
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
young person; youth; young
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
massing (of troops); gathering
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
tradition; legend; folklore
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show