to take a breather; to take a break
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
exhibition; display; putting on show
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
decision; determination; resolution
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to become pale; to turn pale
complete recovery from illness
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident