to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to chase; to run after; to pursue
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
guidance; leadership; leading the way
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
ago; since; before; previous
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
regret; repentance; remorse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
from here; from this place