control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
with a start; with a jump
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death