promotion (school, military, etc.)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
world; society; people; the public
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to go out and away; to leave
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
great hurry; great haste; rush
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
considerably; greatly; a lot
with a click; with a snap
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
course; route; path; process; stages
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to put on airs; to assume importance
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous