to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
beginning; clue; starting point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to call again; to call someone back
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to gather strength; to take heart
to comb down; to smooth down
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
splish-splash; with a splash
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly