to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
somehow; for some reason or other
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to be badly made; to fail
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
muscle training; resistance training; strength training
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
half the body; half length
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
splish-splash; with a splash
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
irritation; annoyance; frustration