pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
carving; engraving; chiselled features
(carved) statue; sculpture
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to need; to demand; to take; to require
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to lose one's way; to get lost
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
if you think about it; come to think of it
feeling of a house or a room
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to run a shop; to have a shop
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
edge of the eaves; house frontage