(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
failure; mistake; blunder
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
future (usually near); prospects
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession