to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to smash; to break into pieces
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
construction; establishment
department store; department
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
ten; 10; ten years of age
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
having said that; on the other hand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to become settled; to be fixed
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
spirit; heart; disposition
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
in the meanwhile; during the time
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited