taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to breathe out; to exhale
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
as (for); for; in the capacity of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
next; secondly; subsequently
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
leader; central personage
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
underground; subterranean
to arrive home; to return
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with