to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
physical strength; muscle strength
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
intelligence; intellect; brains
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
preservation; retainment; keeping
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time