to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
control; check; restraint; inhibition
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to watch over; to watch attentively
upper half of the body; upper body
to rise; to erect; to get up
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
such; like that; that sort of; very
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing