drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal
opening and closing; opening and shutting
one's way (ahead); one's path
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
offering to the Buddha (often rice)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
even though; despite; when
sense of values; values; value system
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove