to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
breath; breathing; tone; mood
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
splish-splash; with a splash
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
almost; roughly; approximately
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fold up; to fold into layers
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki