have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
anything and everything; just about everything
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to whine; to make feeble complaints
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the way back; the way home; return trip
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
moment; brief space of time
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
breathing of a sleeping person
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)