to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
individualism; egoism; selfishness
in accordance with plans; just as planned
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
discriminatory; discriminative
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
piece; fragment; one (object)
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
children's story; fairy tale
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
adverse circumstances; adversity
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
from the beginning; from scratch
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
event; phenomenon; matter
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
to emphasize; to attach importance to