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
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
side effect; adverse reaction
administration (of medicine); giving medication
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as a child; when one was a child
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
imagination; supposition; guess