brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
road approaching a shrine
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to become completely chilled
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across