tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
future (usually near); prospects
at the last moment; this late in the game
everybody; every last one of them; all
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
behind; in the rear; in back
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to raise one's voice; to shout
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out