to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
being very busy; busyness
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
vague recollection; faint memory
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
audience; attendance; hearers
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to sniff out; to get wind of
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
appearance; figure; shape; form
real thing; original; actual
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
society; the world; the times
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory