scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
stroke count (of a kanji)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
meal set before one; women's advances
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
more than usual (usu. time)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
several times; once or twice
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
(drinks) coaster; roller coaster; coaster brake (on a bicycle)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
premature joy; short-lived elation
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing