appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
regret; repentance; remorse
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
then; well; so; well then
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a few seconds; several seconds
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe