to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
both; both sides; both parties
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
very much; exceedingly; extremely
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
in deep black; in jet black
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
talk; recital; narration; topic
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
sincere; earnest; serious
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to try to do; to attempt to do
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
7th day of the month; seven days
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
aloneness; loneliness; solitude