to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
that's the way it is; such is life
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
how many years; how long; what year
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
can't help; won't make much difference
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all