to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
sitting in circle; round straw mat
(system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members
sitting opposite each other
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
custom; habit; customary practice
condition; state (of health); appearance
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
state of an illness; condition of a patient
Japan's best; number one in Japan
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise