to take a breath; to take a short rest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
race (of people); type of person
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
as (for); for; in the capacity of
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
transport ship; troop ship
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
eighth day of the month; eight days
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante