short pause; short interval
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
war; battle; match; game; competition
to live through; to survive
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
deviation; departure; omission
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
best pupil; leading disciple
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to grimace; to make a wry face
to have no chance (of succeeding)
living person; the living
physiological function; physiology
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
protracted war; war of attrition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to spit out; to eject; to dump
and yet; though; when; in spite of
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
relatively; comparatively
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
image; figure; figure; form; image