to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to order; to command; to appoint
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to say too much; to go too far
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism