to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
again; once more; a second time
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
one revolution; one rotation
three sides; small offering stand
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
shrill sound; piercing sound; high-pitched grating noise
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to roll about; to writhe about
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
snake; serpent; large snake
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
in this manner; in this way; like this