now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
recess; break; breathing spell
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast