preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to keep a watchful eye on
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)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
processing speed; handling speed
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
tall figure; high stature
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
retort; back talk; backchat
had better ...; had better not ...
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
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)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be badly made; to fail
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself