crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
serious; severe; grave; acute
to intervene; to stop (something)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to come to an end; to close the curtain
any more; any further; any better; any longer
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
silverware; silver tableware
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
rest; break; recess; intermission
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be at a loss for words
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
tension; mental strain; nervousness
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse