control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to become locked; to lock
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
hard worker; hardworking person
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to squeeze out; to wring out
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
they; those guys; those fellows
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
and yet; though; when; in spite of
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
such; like that; in that way
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me