rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
important post; important office; key position
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
separation; divorce; severing of connections
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
balmy breeze; summer breeze
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hand over; to surrender
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
society; the world; the times
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
muddy water; red-light district
sublime; noble; high-minded
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
adverse circumstances; adversity
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)