just above; right overhead
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
drifting; drift; being adrift
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
on the sea; surface of the sea
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to forget completely; to leave behind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(how) many times; (how) often
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
last night; yesterday evening