to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
grave goods; burial accessories
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
meditation; contemplation
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to make merry; to be festive
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to dry up completely; to become stale
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
reproachful; resentful; spiteful