23#Do you know this expression?
更新日：4月23日
息が詰まる
「緊張しすぎて、苦しくなる」
To be so nervous it becomes painful
試験前で皆がピリピリしていて、教室にいると息が詰まる。
Before the test everyone was so tense and unnerved in the classroom it was almost painful.
息を吞む
「驚いて一瞬息を止める」
To be surprised you hold your breath.
あまりの美しさに息を呑んだ。
Was so pretty I held my breath.
息を引き取る
「死ぬ・亡くなる」
To die / to pass away (polite way of saying someone has passed away)
祖母は家族に見守られて、静かに息を引き取った。
grandma was watched over from the family while she quietly passed away.
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