busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
instead; but (on the other hand)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
decision; settlement; definition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
half the body; half length
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
depravity; corruption; degradation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
one's field of expertise; one's strong area