to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pressure; oppression; suppression
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
that; the matter in question
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
by all means; at all costs
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily