to take a breath; to take a short rest
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to serve; to work for; to attend
frequency (of occurrence)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
triple jump; hop, step and jump
to jump at; to be attracted by
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pessimism; weariness with life
to go past; to pass; to pass by
establishment; settlement
to be pleased with; to suit
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bright red; crimson lotus flower
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out