to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
period of time; time slot; time zone
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
reaching; attaining; arrival
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
rest; break; recess; intermission
spirit; heart; disposition
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to whine; to make feeble complaints
the other day; lately; recently
club activities; extracurricular activities
student (esp. a university student)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life