to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
bead or front sight of a firearm
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
science and technology; scientific technique
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
elopement; running away with a lover
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
talk; recital; narration; topic
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
great admiration; deep respect
split; division; break up
to stray from; to get lost
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
monolith; large slab of rock
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to grant someone's request
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar