to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
counter for generations; epoch
should do; ought to do; must do
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
massing (of troops); gathering
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
strict order; peremptory command
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
intensive; concentrated; focused
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
impossible to do (although wants to)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency