to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
toilet; lavatory; powder room
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
preparation; arrangements
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be saved up (of money)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially