mass communication; mass media
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
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
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
schoolgirl; female student
all eyes; public attention
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be opposite; to face each other
metre; meter; meter; gauge
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart