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 overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to say; to be called; to do
other matters; other people's affairs
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
a short while ago; already
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
night watch; night guard; night shift
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
how; in what way; how about; questionable
already; now; no longer; not any more
don't you think?; indicates question
to concern; to be related
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence