region; limits; stage; level
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
commander; commanding officer; CO
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
wherein; therein; thereinto
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take back; to recapture
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug