to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to lay aside; to set aside
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
separation; farewell; parting
practice; practising; experience
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
very; much; greatly; a lot of
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
social life; social intercourse
interception (email); wiretap; bug
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely