to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
schoolgirl; female student
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
imagination; supposition; guess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
breathing techniques; breath control
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
along the way; along the road
in order; in turn; one by one
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to crouch; to squat; to cower
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
health; healthy; sound; fit
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?