to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
protest; refutation; pleading
to keep (a person) waiting
to apologize; to apologise
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be annoying; to be troublesome
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
sympathy; compassion; pity
waste; uselessness; redundance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to order; to command; to appoint
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
one's possessions; ownership
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
straight grain; quartersawn grain
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
immediately; right away; on the spot
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to some extent; to a certain extent