to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
master; teacher; stable master
process; course; mechanism
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
declaration of war; proclamation of war
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
match; game; bout; contest
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
audience; spectator; spectators