scandal; deplorable event
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
normalcy; normality; normal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
even if not; even without
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
casting; cast-metal object
duty; obligation; responsibility
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to surround; to crowd around
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
bad influence; negative influence
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in the end; at the end of the day