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
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
rather; better; instead; if anything
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hey there; I say; see here
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
troubled face; worried expression
worry; mental agony; heartache
reduction by half; halving
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)