(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
countenance; features; looks
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
at once; immediately; right now
to bawl; to cry; to scream
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
leather strap; thong; leash
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to look away; to avert one's eyes