to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
leaving work; clocking out
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to think too much; to be over-concerned
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
food and drink; eating and drinking
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
abstention; nonparticipation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to become better; to improve
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle