to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to become an expert; to be master at
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
both sides; two sides; double-sided
huge rock; firmness; solidity
importance; emphasis; stress
instruction from a master
by means of; due to; because of; according to
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
Unkei (Buddhist sculptor) (1148-1224)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)