to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
surprise victory; upset; coup
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
main gate; front gate; latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
dealing with; coping with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
great stature; large build
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
to shake one's head (in denial)
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
clanging; empty; deserted
to trample down; to devastate
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road