to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
is something that; is that which
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
solely; entirely; only; or
skill; dexterity; master hand
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to throw at; to turn; to raise
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
once and for all; completely; spotlessly