what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
living thing; living creature; animal; life
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
serious; severe; grave; acute
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that