reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
jokingly; in the form of a joke
snake; serpent; large snake
to jump upon (a moving object)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
lower region; lower part; region below
generation; the world; the age
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
(not) even once; (not) ever
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
number of times; frequency; count
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
karma (from one's previous life)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
practice; practising; experience
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement