self control; self restraint
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
digital watch; digital clock
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
intense heat; severe heat
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
jokingly; in the form of a joke
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
moving about; stirring about
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying