cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to sink (into); to get depressed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to stay calm; to keep cool
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
silence (not speaking); muteness
front; frontage; facade; main
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to be opposite; to face each other