to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
whichever one chooses; either way
unless (you do something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to break the silence; to break one's silence
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
as planned; according to plan
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to live; to reside; to inhabit
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
of all people; a person of ...'s standing