shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
instant; moment; for an instant
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)