respiratory tract; air duct
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
heart attack; to have a heart attack
to become misty; to become hazy
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
planning; plan; project; arrangements
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
another; different; something else
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
convenient; handy; useful
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
finish; completion; the end
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme