suffocation; choking; asphyxia
in succession; one by one
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to jar; to creak; to grate
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to join together; to combine; to join up
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
practice by repetition; learning by rote
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
rest; break; recess; intermission
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...