to pause; to have a short intermission
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
influence; clout; leverage
(political) power; authority; influence
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to approach; to draw near
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
otherwise; if not; or else
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
pistol; handgun; revolver
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
coherence; order; focus; point
to cease; to stop; to be over