start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
you (plural); all of you; you all
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
new discovery; new invention
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
un-; non-; negative prefix
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
one's every action; every single move
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
breathing of a sleeping person
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
environment; circumstance