to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
family a woman has married into
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
secret; private; surreptitious
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
not necessarily so; is not always true
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden