to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
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)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
tone (of voice); manner of talking
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about