long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
writing; composition; essay; sentence
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to fight against; to oppose; to face
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
four corners; four ordinal directions
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
round shape; circle; circular form
middle period; medium-term
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be reminded of; to call to mind
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to add (to); to add on; to append
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist