| 固唾 | [かたず;かたづ, katazu ; katadu] (n) (See 固唾をのむ・かたずをのむ) saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension [Add to Longdo] |
| 固唾をのむ;固唾を飲む;固唾を呑む | [かたずをのむ, katazuwonomu] (exp, v5m) to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| The day of the ball arrived and the entire kingdom held its breath in anticipation. | [JP] そして舞踏会の当日 王国のすべての人々が 固唾を飲んでいた Cinderella (2015) | |
| We wait with bated breath. | [JP] 我々は固唾をのんで待ち構えます Ip Man 3 (2015) |