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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
general meeting of stockholders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
no!; no no!; no, not at all
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
enterprise; business; company; corporation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
company; corporation; workplace
second; number two; runner-up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
true friend; close friend
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation