Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #652)

私は緊張して唾液を呑み込んだ。

translation

I strained and swallowed my saliva.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) 緊張: tension (きんちょう), strain, nervousness, stress, tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) 唾液: saliva (だえき), sputum

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