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 affect; to impact; to influence
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
older sister; lass; young lady
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
secrecy; highly classified information
document; official papers
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
reading partway; leaving half-read
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
English conversation; school for English conversation
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
title; index; heading; headline; caption
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud