pending question; unresolved problem
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
silverware; silver tableware
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
soundproofing; sound insulation
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
interior light (train, etc.)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
in good health; alive and well; going strong
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
bend; curvature; deflection
sound wave; acoustic wave
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
art of war; strategy; tactics
deceptive methods; questionable means
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
fencing; art of wielding swords
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to arrive; to come to pass
literary form imparting a formal written nuance (with sentences ending in "de aru")
disparate society; stratified society
love triangle; eternal triangle
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat