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
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
long face; looking dejected
to be found; to be discovered
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
destination (one is heading towards); goal
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
residence; living (at, in); abode
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
permission; approval; authorization; license
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
(political) power; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
be (that) as it may; having said that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(in the same way) as before; as always
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"