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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
in that way; thus; so; so?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
feeling; sense; impression
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
not understanding; not knowing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
recognition; acquaintance
suffix for familiar person
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit