obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
extremely dangerous; full of peril
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
entry; approach; penetration
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
somebody who is bad at horse-riding; a fidgety, restless person
intestinal; inside the intestines
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
limbs; arms and legs; body
to continue to do; to persist in doing
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
how long; how far; how much
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
monetary offering; offertory
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
world; society; people; the public
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)