being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
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
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
coincident with; while; simultaneously
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
normal duties; (one's) regular work
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
strict order; peremptory command
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
by means of; due to; because of; according to