prohibition; inhibition; ban
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to be too numerous; to be too much
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
armchair theory; impracticable theory
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
mid-air breakage or disintegration
training (animals); breaking (animals)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
retort; back talk; backchat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
(adding) fuel to the fire
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
elopement; running away with a lover
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location