cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to become hoarse; to become husky
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
difference; variation; difference
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
general mobilization; full mobilization
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
innumerable; countless; numberless
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
clear; precise; definite; distinct
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
(not) a single person; (no) one
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)