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
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
perfect; complete; flawless
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
script; screenplay; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
in comparison to; rather than
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains