to take a breath; to take a short rest
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
something like ...; something called ...
and; thereupon; because of that