three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
several years; a few years
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
physical strength; muscle strength
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
how much; how many; to what extent
special training; intensive training; crash course
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
for example; for instance; e.g.
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
serious wound; serious injury
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...