rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
street at night; making a night journey
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
to part left and right; to open out
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
head temple of a Buddhist sect
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
almost; roughly; approximately
time; season; period; phase; stage
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(distant) howling; backbiting
threat; intimidation; menace
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity