breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(on) horseback; riding a horse
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
(necessary) personnel; required person
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to take someone's life; to kill someone
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to shake off; to throw off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to have a meal; to take a meal
succession; continuation; series; sequence
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to become dim; to become blurred
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart