grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
influence (on someone); inspiration
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to understand (each other); to comprehend
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to cover fully; to wrap around
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
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)
repentance; confession; penitence
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
talking while standing; standing around talking
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to invite in; to show someone in
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
calamity; disaster; accident
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
everybody; every last one of them; all
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
leader of a delegation (body, party)
way; method; means; resource; course
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement