devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
middle of the night; dead of night
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
evening cool; cool of the evening
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to ask a question; to ask questions
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
that; the matter in question
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
on the occasion of; at the time of
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion