猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判

ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん

everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes

小判

こばん

koban, small former Japanese oval gold coin

小判鮫

こばんざめ

remora, suckerfish, sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae)

小判型

こばんがた

oval, elliptical, oblong

宝永小判

ほうえいこばん

hoei koban, koban coined during the Hu014dei period

小判切手

こばんきって

Meiji-period postal stamp featuring a large oval in its design

猫に鰹節

ねこにかつおぶし

temptation one can't resist, setting a wolf to mind the sheep, trusting a cat with milk

猫

ねこ ネコ ねこま

cat

評判になる

ひょうばんになる

to be talked about, to get a name for oneself, to get publicity

判決に従う

はんけつにしたがう

to abide by the verdict

雄猫

おすねこ おねこ

tomcat, male cat

猫カフェ

ねこカフェ

cat cafu00e9, theme cafu00e9 where patrons can pet cats

猫又

ねこまた

mythical two-tailed monster cat

猫板

ねこいた

fireside board

捨猫

すてねこ

abandoned (stray) cat

猫草

ねこくさ

cat grass (often Avena sativa), catgrass

愛猫

あいびょう あい びょう

pet cat

恋猫

こいねこ

cat in heat, cat in season

海猫

うみねこ

black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)