to take a breath; to take a short rest
preservation; retainment; keeping
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
secret technique; secret art
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
substantial matter; significant item
rope; cord; policeman's rope
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to strangle; to constrict
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ancestor; forefather; foremother
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
way of speaking; intimation
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter