to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
absentmindedness; peace of mind
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to throw into; to dump in together
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to erase all trace of something
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
equal amount; same quantity
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work