to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to put into the mouth; to eat
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
starting point; starting line
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
right under; directly below
(death from) starvation; starving to death
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably