breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
just managing; with great difficulty
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
road mirage; water mirage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
this world; this life; world of the living
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to put on airs; to assume importance
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to speak ill of; to disparage
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
having said that; on the other hand
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
symbolization; coding; encoding
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)