control; management (e.g. of a business)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to push aside; to brush aside
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to talk; to chat; to chatter
meaning; significance; sense
manly; masculine; like a man
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
danger; peril; hazard; risk
motive power; driving force
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
synchronization; synchronized swimming
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence