old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
physical strength; muscle strength
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
one (thing); one piece; one item