to take a breath; to take a short rest
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
just the other day; quite recently
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
both hands; both arms; ten
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to have a talk; to tell a story
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speech and conduct; words and deeds
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reconciliation; make peace with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely