to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
something small; something petty; trifle
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
being too late; losing one's final chance
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
to show up; to appear; to turn up
long-awaited; much-awaited
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
series of battles; successive battles
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
impossible; unlikely; improbable
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white