swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
appearance; air; condition; state; form
delay; putting off; procrastination
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
if possible; if circumstances allow
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
final; eventual; ultimate
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to push aside; to brush aside
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)