stray cat; alley cat

(sumo) A distracting clap, literally fool-the-cat, loudly clapping hands in front of an opponent’s face to distract them at the start of a sumo match.

Synonym of シャム (“Siamese cat”)

tortoiseshell cat

(slang) cat huffing

(fiction, art) (human's) eye with a shape evocative of a cat's eye, large and almond-shaped

cat older than a kitten but not yet an adult

A group of onmitsu, government-employed undercover agents, established by the 8th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). Sometimes described as ninja.

(idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat

a cornered rat will bite a cat, weak people will attack when cornered