(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
water's edge; waterside; shore
to drift (to); to be washed ashore