to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
wherein; therein; thereinto
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
lately; recently; these days
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to invite in; to show someone in
waterfall; cataract; cascade
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse