to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
dark reddish-brown; liver color
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
form; shape; figure; morph
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thick board; plank; steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm); heavy brocade cloth; Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
erudition; extensive learning
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively