concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
carbide; (calcium) carbide
to not take seriously; to take lightly
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
handicraft; industrial art object
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
sphere; counter for balls
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)