the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one more time; once more; once again
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
is something that; is that which
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
remaining silent; keeping secret
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
notice; attention; observation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
analepticum; restorative medicine
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
expression; look; countenance; face
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
being all smiles with joy
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge