to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to speak; to hear a voice
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
pricking; stinging; tingling; a little; a bit; somewhat
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to summon courage; to be brave
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
proper; respectable; decent; honest
first thing in the morning
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
first thing in the morning
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
elementary operation; basic operation; fundamental procedure
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)