to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to put one's strength into
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to pay attention; to be watchful
doing as one is told; yes-man
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to fall off; to tumble down
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to attempt; to test; to try out