to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
product; produce; result; fruit
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
accurate; correct; precise; exact
silence (not speaking); muteness
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard