last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
absolute obedience; complete submission
economical; efficient; lean; compact
moment; instant; short amount of time
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
entreaty; supplication; petition
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
this and that; various things
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
each time it happens; at all such times
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to