to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to invite in; to show someone in
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
rest; break; recess; intermission
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
period of time; time slot; time zone
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
force (bulldoze) one's way through
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to sniff out; to get wind of
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now