to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
please (give me); please (do for me)
later on; eventually; afterwards
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
how; in what way; by what means
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless