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to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

to forbid, to ban, to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.), to hold back (e.g. tears)

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage, interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence, balance; miai, two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other(explanation)

originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually; in the first place, to begin with

first departure (of the day), first train, first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai; person with a strong backbone, person that does incredible things, person of considerable talent

borrowing, debt, loan

textile, fabric

reasoning, inference, deduction; mystery genre, detective genre

adult age, majority

livelihood, living

suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper; conjoining, association, samprayukta

falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency

intelligence

suffocation, choking, asphyxia

(Japanese-style) living room

starting work (on), setting to work (on), setting about (doing), beginning, commencing, embarking on; commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

butterfly

pipe, tube, cylinder; gun barrel; gun, cannon; well lining, well curb

bursting, rupture, explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.), breaking off

to drift, to float; to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander, to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady, to be unstable; to falter, to flinch, to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances