to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to start; to begin; to commence
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
source of worry; source of distress
relation; connection; relevance
the other day; a few days ago
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to correct oneself; to restate
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese