maintenance; preservation; improvement
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
periodic; regular; routine
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
absence; disregard; indifference
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
having no money; lack of money
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
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)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
impossible; unlikely; improbable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
sharp parting remark; parting threat
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
written and spoken words; description
difficult to ...; hard to ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation