stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
threat; intimidation; menace
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to step forward; to volunteer
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect