preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
self control; self restraint
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
self-control; self-restraint
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
muni (Indian ascetic or sage); Buddha
vast; limitless; boundless
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
instability; insecurity; crankiness
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
action of making something; -ification
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable