barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
concession; conciliation; compromise
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
upper floor (of a building)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
flash (of light); glint; schiller
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
ash; embers; complete destruction
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
crying from vexation; tears of regret