to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
closing time; lockup; curfew
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
small change; coins; small sum of money
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
negative emotions; negative feelings
embodiment; realization; materialization
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
nice; likeable; desirable
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to wring the neck; to strangle
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
telecommunications; correspondence
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
descendant; posterity; offspring
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to sell off; to sell completely
bedside; near one's pillow
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
evil spirit; demon; devil
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid