to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
matter of time; question of time
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to overflow from something full
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to put one's hand on; to touch
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
thousands; several thousand
tacit; unspoken; implicit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
severe punishment; rigorous measures
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
reduction by half; halving
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to become empty; to be emptied
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
though; even if; whether ... or ...
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
eating without paying; eating for free
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)