to prepare for death; to get ready to die
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
management; administration; operation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
attractiveness; charm; amiability
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
commitment; pledge; promise
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
low (level, value, price, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
as if nothing had happened
right (to do something); authority; power
to become possible; to become able to (do)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
freely; frankly; without reserve
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance