to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
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
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to grow up; to become an adult
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
duty; function; office; mission; task
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
commander; general; leader
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
choices; alternatives; options
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
such; like that; that sort of; very
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self