to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
foreign; abroad; overseas
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate