to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
at least; at most; (even) just
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
manner of using one's hands
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to say; to be called; to do
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
piece; fragment; one (object)
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
not necessarily so; is not always true
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
with these words; while saying
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark