on countless occasions; many a time
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
not yet known; unknown; strange
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
end; close; conclusion; termination
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to throw into; to toss into
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
directionality; directivity
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
one's assessment of the situation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
motherland; fatherland; native country
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to burst (open); to break; to split
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to lose sight of; to miss
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)