to take a breather; to take a break
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
firm; strong; solid; stable
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
unconfirmed; unidentified
to notify; to advise; to inform
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word