manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
temporary residence; sojourn
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
praise; extolment; extollment
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
blood is thicker than water
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
to detain; to take into custody
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)