taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to lose heart; to lose motivation
consecutive number; serial number
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
trembling with excitement
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
direct control; direct supervision
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess