to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
freshly pounded (rice cake)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
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
hey there; I say; see here
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to be worried; to be troubled
training; drill; practice; discipline
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
main shrine; inner sanctuary