to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to take; to catch; to capture
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
traditional; conventional
to need; to demand; to take; to require
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to boost; to force up; to push up
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
power; might; authority; influence
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
gale; violent (strong) wind
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross