to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make a speech; to address
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
looking pale; looking unwell
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
class; heading; group; category
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
that day; the very same day
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to see through; to see the true nature of something
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
contrary to one's expectations
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
main question; real issue at hand