pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to feel depressed; to be down
recreation; diversion; relaxation
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
anything and everything; just about everything
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
proper; right; reasonable
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to bring back; to restore
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
kenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)