looking pale; looking unwell
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to take a breath; to take a short rest
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be silent; to say nothing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
please (give me); please (do for me)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
whispering into a person's ear
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to steal; to rob; to take away
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
operation; functioning; running
to hit hard; to strike hard
to blow out; to spout out