the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
antique store; curio store
item; something that one "just has to have"
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
persistence; single-mindedness
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sales; selling; marketing
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
ability; performance; efficiency
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the good old days; halcyon days
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
for some (unspecified) reason
like this; in this way; as you see
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy