anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
third day of the month; three days
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
your husband; her husband
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing