to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to blow through; to blow across
(being) face to face; facing each other
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
spider's thread; spider silk
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to express (in words); to confess
to wait for an opportunity
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
global positioning system; GPS
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal