practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
after that; afterwards; thereafter
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
one by one; one after another; successively
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
using all one's strength; using all one's might
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on