thorough; exhaustive; complete
to knock down; to utterly defeat
region; limits; stage; level
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
just; fair; proper; reasonable
offensive (movement); aggression
any more; any further; any better; any longer
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
this and that; one thing or another
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
have to do; must; should; ought to
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
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)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
reeds; reed and silver grass
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to build (a nest); to nest
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
even though it is not; despite not
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model