labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to get thin; to taper off
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to attract; to be used to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms