to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
they; those guys; those fellows
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
very young; little; childish; immature
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
personality; character; individuality; personhood
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to temper thoroughly; to train well
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
regret; repentance; remorse
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to rage; to run amok; to tear around