(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
with no effort at all; easily
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to fight against; to oppose; to face
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ritual; religious service; festival
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
in deep black; in jet black
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity