great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
tradition; legend; folklore
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
arm; skill; efforts; ability
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to cry and shout; to scream
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
this for sure; certainly is
starting point; point of departure
father; dad; husband; you; he
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to smash violently; to crush