frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to become sinewy; to behave formally
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to mix; to stir; to blend
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
old friend; familiar face
a little bit; a little while
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
maid; helper; help; assistance
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little