obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to rise; to erect; to get up
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to breathe while sleeping
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
one-by-one; separately; in detail
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
connection; link; relationship
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
materials; data; document
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
thickness; profundity; depth
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty