gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
championship race; struggle for victory
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
nonchalant air; unruffled air
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
suddenly; all of a sudden
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
propulsive power; driving force
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
the last moment; the very end
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
in case of; at that time; at this time
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse