since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
true character; true heart; true spirit
sanity; consciousness; soberness
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
(a place) out of one's reach
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
innermost depths of one's heart
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
simmer; bubble out; flow out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hostility; animosity; enmity
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create