possession; retention; maintenance
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
either way; in any case; one way or another
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
place of execution; execution site
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
direct unforked road; straight path
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to call each other; to call out to one another
stirring; slight movement
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...