sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
now that; since; so long as; because
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
even if; even though; however; no matter how
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
walking briskly; determinedly
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
(not) merely; (not) simply