to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
plaintive; piteous; doleful
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to peel off and fall; to flake away
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to thrust before; to thrust at
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
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
(sound of one's) heartbeat
several times (as large, over)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
up until now; as recently as the present
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
ability; capability; competence; skill
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead