to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
difference; discrepancy; variation
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
special training; intensive training; crash course
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
production (e.g. play); direction
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
serious; not joking; straight
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
practice; practising; training; study
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
space (room, area, outer space)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
hey there; I say; see here
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to relax; to feel at home
side door; side gate; wicket gate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside