to pause; to have a short intermission
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
cooperation; collaboration; (joint) participation
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
sealed-type; enclosed; hermetic; closed; closed-back (headphones)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
plain; plateau; tableland
raw materials; ingredient
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
matcha; powdered green tea
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
silence; stillness; quietness
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off