that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to lie down; to throw oneself down
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
being startled; getting a shock
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
with a start; with a jump
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)