taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to press a question; to cross-examine
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
final; eventual; ultimate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
way of speaking; intimation
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
reopening; resumption; restarting
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
at work; in the midst of work; working
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
(electric) torch; flashlight
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
scenery; scene; landscape
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department