shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
school festival; campus festival
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
chance (of success); odds
during imprisonment; while in jail
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
state of mind; mentality; psychology
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to pretend; to act (as if)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
absorption; suction; attraction