harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
product; produce; result; fruit
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
place; situation; position; location
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
poor physical health; bad shape
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
right side; right-hand side
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
one way or the other; either way
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to have an idea; to have a clue
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should