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
eagle (Accipitridae family)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to triumph; to be elated with success
chance (of success); odds
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
arbitration; intercession; mediation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder