to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
technique; art; skill; move
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
derailment; digression; deviation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
rope; cord; policeman's rope
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to throw into; to toss into
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
January; first month of the lunar calendar
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
therefore; for that reason; such being the case