to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
arrest; apprehension; capture
very much; exceedingly; extremely
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
half the body; half length
spine; backbone; spinal column
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln