if it is (the case that ...)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
one stride; single stride; short distance
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to be infected; to be contagious
to face on; to look out on to
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
long ago; a long time ago; already
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a precept without shame
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace