misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
society; public; community; social studies
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
when it becomes; when it comes to
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
second (unit of time); arc second
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially