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
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
number of persons; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
home area; home town; local
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to hammer out the details; to work out details
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sanity; consciousness; soberness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl