to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to examine someone's expression
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to cross the line; to go too far
self control; self restraint
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
direct connection; direct link
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays