to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
counter for books; volume
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
good (place to leave off); convenient
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
feeling that something has come too late
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy