prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
had better ...; had better not ...
to be silent; to say nothing
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
time; hour; season; time of the year
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
together; at the same time; same; identical
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with