monetary offering; offertory
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
conversely; on the contrary
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
personality; character; individuality; personhood
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to become dim; to become blurred
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to win the prize; to win the ring
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
illustrated diary; picture diary
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to make a list; to enumerate
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
summer vacation; summer holiday
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of