taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to be excited; to be elated
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
resident; indigenous; always existing
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently