to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
button (clothing); push-button
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
and; thereupon; because of that
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
outside of; not covered by
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart