to press down; to hold down; to pin down
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
participation; joining; entry; adherence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
unique; individual; original; unusual
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
place; situation; position; location
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
self-control; self-restraint
endurance; perseverance; patience
thrift; economy; frugality
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
very interesting; of great interest
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
though; even if; whether ... or ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt