to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to write down; to record; to register
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
scene; spectacle; sight; view
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be exhausted; to be tired out
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
rice boiled with adzuki beans
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
triangle; triangular shape
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
day by day; every day; by the day
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed