to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
snail's pace; slow progress
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to cease; to stop; to be over
to rain incessantly; to downpour
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
beyond that point; after that
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be needed; to be wanted
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)