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
periodic; regular; routine
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
that is to say; so that means
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
new discovery; new invention
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
man; male; masculine gender
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to offer for sale; to put on the market
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)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
five (long cylindrical things)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing