to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to treat someone; to entertain someone
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
first meeting; first interview with
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
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 put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
appointment; rendezvous; date
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
about when; about what time; how soon
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind