countermeasure; counter-measure
since then; from that time; ever since
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
interception (email); wiretap; bug
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to close (one's eyes); to shut
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
desperation; self-abandonment
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
immersion; being absorbed in
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
short pause; short interval
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify