to take a breath; to take a short rest
foreign; abroad; overseas
such; like that; that sort of; very
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to translate; to interpret
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
covering; protection; backing; relief
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
such; like that; that sort of; very
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
hostility; antagonism; opposition
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less