to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to rush back; to run back
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
condition; situation; prospects
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
very loud volume; megavolume
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)