Cheshire 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.

Alternative spelling of 猫又

cat older than a kitten but not yet an adult

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

tortoiseshell cat

(slang) cat huffing

Synonym of シャム (“Siamese cat”)

(idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat; literally, “a cat’s forehead”

everyone and their dog; literally “cats and ladles too”