to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stirring; rousing oneself
killing three birds with one stone
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to have a talk; to tell a story
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
of course; certainly; naturally
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization