to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
along the way; along the road
still (continuing); as ever; further
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
everything; anything; nothing
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
template; run of the mill; formulaic
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to move forward; to move on
to be manageable; to be able to handle
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
hard struggle; strenuous effort
matter causing distress; something causing worry
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
depending on; dependent on
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
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)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something