check; restraint; oppression; suppression
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
ability; performance; efficiency
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
to be found; to be discovered
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
Sasagawa Rinpuu (1870.9.2-1949.4.13)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
breakthrough; great discovery
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
(social) position; status
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
one's possessions; ownership
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context