determination; resolution
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
I have nothing to do with it
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to thrust down; to push off
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to become clear; to be made public
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
modern civilization; modern civilisation
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
in spite of; regardless of
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
within the year; before the year is out
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
shades of evening; dead of night
border patrol; border guard; border guards
inspection; examination; check
script; libretto; scenario
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
enough is enough; no further!