sister city

stone

black (color) / (go) a black stone; the person who plays black stones / a 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, “woman's word”) for 鍋 (nabe, “pot, pan”) or 釜 (kama, “pot, kettle”)

a breath / respiration / knack; the trick (to something)

breathe, respire

new stage, new phase

(idiomatic) to be at a loss

(idiomatic) A piece of cake; an extremely simple thing, something trivial, a cinch, easy as pie.

朝飯前: A piece of cake; an extremely simple thing.

(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone / used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening