spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
-less; lacking; non-existing
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
existence; possession; having; limited company
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
willpower; energy; vitality
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sewing; needlework; embroidery
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to