as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to express (in words); to confess
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
I've got to be going; I must go
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute