taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
after the end (of something); post-
system; institution; organization; organisation
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
appearance; how one looks to others; towards the outside; outside part
homeless people (living on the street)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to become vulgar; to coarsen
it's no joke; gimme a break!
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
leadership; initiative; spearhead
valuable article; valuables
to get slightly dirty (all over)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire