to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
feeling of a house or a room
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to shake; to waver; to tremble
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
still; even now; to this day
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
softly; mildly; gently; politely
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished