to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
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)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
point in common; common feature
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
while; during; performed in this condition
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to join forces; to cooperate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead