to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
because of; owing to; due to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(not) even once; (not) ever
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
don't worry about it; forget about it
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
smoking area; smoking corner
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
outside of; not covered by
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to run through; to run past
sick person; patient; invalid
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
one thin flat object; one sheet
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in the hospital; hospitalized
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen