to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to behave well (of a child)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
only; merely; but; no more than
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
consequence; outcome; result; blame
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
each place; various places
to incur someone's enmity
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
moment by moment; hour by hour
God; god; ace; king; superior person
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
clothes; clothing; garments
personal; individual; private