to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
periodic; regular; routine
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
immediately; at once; instantly
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
little by little; bit by bit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
sunlight; rays of the Sun
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
inheritance; something given or received
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
ability; capability; skill
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated