to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
four characters; four letters
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
desperately; for one's dear life
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
overheating; overexcitement
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
a long time (since the last time)
freely; frankly; without reserve
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to harm; to cause harm to
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be smeared; to be covered
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools