to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
recommendation; referral; endorsement
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary