to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to waver in one's resolution
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
being too late; losing one's final chance
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
ten; 10; ten years of age
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)