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
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
memory; ability to remember
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
two (long cylindrical things)
had better ...; had better not ...
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself