(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
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
Saint-Germain; Saint-German
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
supreme; sublime; highest
very likely; very probable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
conservative without party affiliation
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
invitation; introduction; temptation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
this world; this life; world of the living
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence