being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
library; book collection; paperback book
book; volume; this; present; main; head
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
destination; place one stays during a trip
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
founder of a religious sect