self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
different item; different lot
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
author; writer; novelist; artist
to pull in (fish); to land
reading matter; reading material
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
expression; presentation; representation; notation
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
private person; individual
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
being startled; getting a shock
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
how can (one) do something
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pass (of time); to elapse
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)