self control; self restraint
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be in danger of; to be liable to
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to look after (often medically); to take care of
scenery; scene; landscape
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
slim; slender; slight; delicate
feminine; womanly; female
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category