obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
particularly; only; in the case of
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
summertime; summer season
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
nesting hole; burrow; den
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself