collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to become pale; to turn pale
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
such; this sort of; like this
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
strong nation; powerful country
loss; defeat; counter for losses
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
midsummer; height of summer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to palm off; to force a sale
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to rebuild; to reconstruct
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to have an eye on; to zero in on