using the strongest words possible
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
complete Buddhist scriptures
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of accounting)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
enlightenment; great wisdom
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
taking heart; being in high spirits
how long; how far; how much
strength; power; proficiency; ability
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
extreme religious piety; unshakable faith
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
gale; strong wind; high wind
epidemic; plague; pestilence