to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
village headman; village mayor
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
conference room; council room
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
older sister; lass; young lady
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)