to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that is to say; so that means
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to find out; to discover; to locate
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
deciding match; play-off; runoff
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
particularly; only; in the case of
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
reconciliation; make peace with
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to put into the mouth; to eat
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
a little bit; a little while
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
alone; unaided; away from home
other side; opposite side; other party
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one by one; one each; one at a time
no way to do; nothing can be done
dropout; quitter; deserter
defense; defence; protection
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to shout (in anger); to yell
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment